Calpin Surname

429,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Calpin Surname Definition:

A contraction of MacAlpin, q.v.

Calpin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3801:953,83971,121
England2821:197,58217,327
Ireland631:74,7454,569
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
France41:16,605,680368,153
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland711:62,3924,829
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Calpin (51) may also be a first name.

Calpin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A contraction of MacAlpin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Calpin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Calpin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Calpin is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Calpin.

How Common Is The Last Name Calpin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 429,441st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 9,075,400 people. The last name Calpin is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Calpin are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,396,783rd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 51 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 380 people, or 1 in 953,839. In The United States Calpin is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 34 percent reside, Ohio, where 13 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in England, where 35 percent reside and Ireland, where 8 percent reside.

Calpin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Calpin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 950 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 313 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 11 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Calpin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Calpin surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Calpin last name are 12.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.7% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Calpin earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 12.75% more than the national average, earning $48,652 USD per year and in Canada they earn 128.8% more than the national average, earning $113,677 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chalpin9260/
Calpina925/
Chalpina868/
Colpin831,240/
Kalpin83393/
Salpin83162/
Calpén835/
Calpen833/
Calpim832/
Zalpin832/
Jalpin831/
Kalpina77110/
Khalpin7728/
Colpien7722/
Coulpin7711/
Zalpina771/
Zalping771/
Cholpin771/
Calppen771/
Chalpen770/
Zalpn731/
Khalpina7130/
Žalpienė7111/
Zhalpina711/
Kolpin67675/
Kalpen6736/
Colpen6711/
Solpin678/
Kalpyn674/
Colpyn671/

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Calpin Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Calpin
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