The halpin Surname

halpin Name Meaning and History

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAilpín ‘descendant of Alpín’, an ancient personal name, which MacLysaght and Woulfe link etymologically with alp ‘lump’.

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The halpin name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the halpin family name as far back in history as possible.

halpin Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of halpin Families in the US in 1920

Number of halpin families

177-351

60-176

1-59

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Thread	Author	Replies
John Halpin and Mary Cass Halpin	Phil Skeldon	6
Halpin's of Belleville Illinois & St. Louis Missouri	Thomas French	2
HALPINS of Randolph County Alabama	rosehalpin	1
Halpin + fenian	kieranmaxwell51	1
Halpins Ireland to Jersey City, NJ	djmhart	3
George Halpin	Gillian Halpin	2
Sir William Halpin, Earl - Annastaisia (Nancy) Halpin	Mark Gill	1
Hurley	merriemom02	0
Thomas Halpin	ali374	1
patrick halpin born louth 1862	coolkidz02	19

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