French: from an agent derivative of trépan ‘auger’ (Latin
trepanum), hence an occupational name for someone who drilled
holes in bone or stone, perhaps even someone who practised medical
trepanning (of the cranium).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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