Galpin Surname
Approximately 4,531 people bear this surname
Galpin Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Galopin.' My first instance is found in the Hundred Rolls for Oxfordshire, and the name is at the present day well known to the residents of the city as Galpin.
Nicholas Galopin, Oxfordshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameGalpin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,265 | 1:286,529 | 26,648 |
| France | 1,106 | 1:60,057 | 8,100 |
| England | 1,051 | 1:53,014 | 6,493 |
| Australia | 446 | 1:60,528 | 7,326 |
| Canada | 327 | 1:112,678 | 12,031 |
| New Zealand | 179 | 1:25,298 | 4,427 |
| South Africa | 93 | 1:582,556 | 44,854 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 678 | 1:35,952 | 4,681 |
| Guernsey | 12 | 1:2,721 | 462 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 467 | 1:107,535 | 10,760 |
The alternate forms: Galpiñ (1) are calculated separately.
Galpin (70) may also be a first name.
Galpin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Galopin.' My first instance is found in the Hundred Rolls for Oxfordshire, and the name is at the present day well known to the residents of the city as Galpin.
Nicholas Galopin, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard Galopyn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Mr. Lower's statement that Galpin is a corruption of the Scotch MacAlpin is utterly out of the question.
(Anglo-French-Teut.) Scullion, Under-Cook [cp. French galopin, an errand boy, young rogue; from galop, a gallop; of Teutonic orig.]
“Runner” in Old French (Galopin). Compare “Gallop” in English.
A corruption of Mac Alpin, thus Mac Calpin, Calpin, Galpin. See under Mac.
There were Galpins in Marnhull, Obberton, and Blandford, during last century; and a vicar of Portisham in the time of Charles II. bore this name (H.); the name is still in Mamhull.
Galpin Demographics
Average Male Galpin Height
176.07 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Galpin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galpin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galpin is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Galpiñ. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galpin? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 103,706th most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,608,375 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Galpin live; 35 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,162,016th most commonly occurring given name world-wide It is held by 70 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,265 people, or 1 in 286,529. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 14 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 31 countries. It is also common in France, where 24 percent reside and England, where 23 percent reside.
Galpin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Galpin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Galpin last name increased 271 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Galpin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Galpin surname is principally Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Galpin last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Galpin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.11% less than the national average, earning R 125,688 per year; in United States they earn 10.78% more than the national average, earning $47,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.31% more than the national average, earning $51,326 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galpiñ | 94 | 1 | / |
| Gallpin | 92 | 5 | / |
| Galpina | 92 | 1 | / |
| Galpion | 92 | 1 | / |
| Alpin | 91 | 1,123 | / |
| Halpin | 83 | 16,701 | / |
| Alpuin | 83 | 988 | / |
| Alpina | 83 | 456 | / |
| Galpen | 83 | 23 | / |
| Golpin | 83 | 19 | / |
| Alping | 83 | 8 | / |
| Alpion | 83 | 5 | / |
| Alppin | 83 | 2 | / |
| Alpink | 83 | 1 | / |
| Allpin | 83 | 0 | / |
| Galpim | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gallpen | 77 | 71 | / |
| Halpion | 77 | 5 | / |
| Hailpin | 77 | 3 | / |
| Halping | 77 | 3 | / |
| Galpenn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Halpint | 77 | 1 | / |
| Galppen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hallpin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Halpien | 77 | 0 | / |
| Alpen | 73 | 1,015 | / |
| Olpin | 73 | 444 | / |
| Alpün | 73 | 47 | / |
| Alpim | 73 | 12 | / |
| Alpne | 73 | 5 | / |
| Alpyn | 73 | 3 | / |
| Halpn | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alphn | 73 | 0 | / |
| Alpinova | 71 | 5 | / |
| Holpin | 67 | 249 | / |
| Halpen | 67 | 198 | / |
| Olpina | 67 | 43 | / |
| Alpäng | 67 | 9 | / |
| Alpyna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alphne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golpen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allphn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alpent | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alpenn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Halpim | 67 | 1 | / |
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Galpin Reference & Research
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