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Rapin Name Meaning
Of uncertain origin. It is a French name, a nickname for a thief,
from rapin ‘rapine’. However, the distribution of the surname
in North America does not really accord with a French origin. Again,
the distribution doesn’t help this cause.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Rapin Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Rapin families
 10 - 17  4 - 9 |
 1 - 3  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Rapin families
|
3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Rapin last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Rapin Family Origin
Rapin Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Rapin
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Rapin Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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