Halpeny Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Halpeny Surname Definition:

Ó hAilpine This is basically the same as Halpin, q.v. but each has a definite location: Halpeny mainly Co. Monaghan and Halpin mainly Co.

Limerick. IF 133

Halpeny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Halpeny Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó hAilpine This is basically the same as Halpin, q.v. but each has a definite location: Halpeny mainly Co. Monaghan and Halpin mainly Co.

Limerick. IF 133

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó hAilpine This is basically the same as Halpin, q.v. but each has a definite location: Halpeny mainly Co. Monaghan and Halpin mainly Co.

Limerick. IF 133

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Halpeny Last Name Facts

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

Halpeny occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Halpeny? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Halpeny occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Halpeny live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Halpeny is most numerous in: Virginia, where 57 percent are found, North Carolina, where 29 percent are found and Ohio, where 14 percent are found.

Halpeny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Halpeny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Halpeny last name decreased 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Halpeny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Halpeny surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halpiny860/
Halpany860/
Halpainy8054/
Halpeyna801/
Halphene800/
Alpeni7736/
Alpena775/
Halpine71186/
Alpenes711/
Alphena711/
Alpenha711/
Halpane710/
Alpiena710/
Halpone710/
Alphene710/
Halpaine6727/
Halpayne678/
Alphenne671/
Alphaney671/
Hallpine671/
Houlpeni671/
Houlpena671/
Alpinych671/
Halphine670/
Halpines670/

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