Halpen Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Halpen Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. - 'the son of Harpin.' No doubt a variant. This form is strongly represented in the United States.

1770. Married — John Halpin and Sarah Strode: St. George, Hanover Square.

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Halpen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Canada611:604,02649,778
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
England131:4,286,005132,302
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1531:328,22725,501

Halpen (16) may also be a first name.

Halpen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. - 'the son of Harpin.' No doubt a variant. This form is strongly represented in the United States.

1770. Married — John Halpin and Sarah Strode: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Poss. a local name = ‘the Hale-Pen’ [v. Hale, and + Old English penn, a fold] but there has prob. been confusion with the common French (Hebrew) Hal- phen [Hebrew hhalphán, a money-changer]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Halpen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Halpen is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Halpen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Halpen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,194,481st most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Halpen reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 16 people.

The surname Halpen is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 3,736,690. In The United States Halpen is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 23 percent live, Massachusetts, where 16 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 31 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Halpen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Halpen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Halpen surname contracted 37 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 32 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Halpen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Halpen surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% registered with the party.

The amount Halpen earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.15% less than the national average, earning $39,632 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.02% more than the national average, earning $61,118 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halpenn921/
Halpeen921/
Chalpen920/
Halpien920/
Alpen911,015/
Halpn912/
Halpin8316,701/
Galpen8323/
Holpen8315/
Helpen8313/
Halpem8310/
Alpenn831/
Alpent831/
Ohlpen830/
Gallpen7771/
Chalpin7760/
Khalpin7728/
Khalpyn7712/
Halpion775/
Halping773/
Hailpin773/
Halpint771/
Galpenn771/
Hellpen771/
Hailpín771/
Galppen771/
Holpien770/
Hallpin770/
Alpin731,123/
Olpen7360/
Alpün7347/
Elpen7337/
Alpne735/
Alpem733/
Alpyn733/
Alphn730/
Alpenova7165/
Khalpina7130/
Khalpyna7113/
Chalpina718/
Galpin674,531/
Alpuin67988/
Alpina67456/
Holpin67249/
Helpin6792/
Eilpen6749/
Alpäng679/
Alping678/
Alpion675/
Alpyna674/
Alppin672/
Jolpen671/
Jalpin671/
Allphn671/
Alpink671/
Halpim671/
Golpen671/
Alphne671/
Olpeen670/
Allpin670/

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