Purington is a surname.
Notable people with the name include: C. W. Purington, geologist who co-discovered the Purington Shale, a geological formation in Illinois Carl Purington Rollins (1880–1960), American printer Elisha Purington, American clockmaker, builder and first resident of the Elisha Purington House Florence Purington (1862–1950), American academic, first dean of Mount Holyoke College Louise C. Purington (1844–1916), American physician and temperance movement leader William Purington Cole Jr. (1889–1957), American jurist and Congressman Dillwyn V. Purington, politician and co-founder of Purington Paving Brick Company William C. Purington, co-founder of Purington Paving Brick Company
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