What is "purviance"

Purviance is a surname, and may refer to:

• Douglas Purviance, former member of the Stan Kenton Orchestra, playing bass trombone and tuba from 1975 to 1977.
• Edna Purviance (born 1895), an American actress during the silent movie era.
• Samuel Anderson Purviance (born 1809), was a Whig, Opposition Party and Republican politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
• Samuel Dinsmore Purviance (born 1774) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina.