Purington

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^[1]
• 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