Halpin Surname

31,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Halpin 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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Halpin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,2131:44,1325,408
Ireland2,7231:1,729341
England2,5981:21,4473,017
Australia1,2301:21,9483,034
Canada5891:62,5567,315
Israel3421:25,0223,664
New Zealand2731:16,5872,897
Scotland2661:20,1272,350
Wales1061:29,1942,998
Northern Ireland961:19,2192,384
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
Finland141:392,62226,475
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
France51:13,284,544357,392
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
China31:455,773,85521,925
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Dominica11:75,891912
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malta11:430,2723,380
Guam11:160,1214,893
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,6021:2,765516
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5161:47,2395,833
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1991:22,8372,865

Halpin (103) may also be a first name.

Halpin 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

Ó hAilpin Halpin is also wrongly used as a synonym of the Scottish MacAlpin.

IF 133

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish, French) Grandson of Ailpin (little stout person); a money changer.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Halpin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Halpin is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Halpin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 31,936th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 436,354 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Halpin reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Halpin is also the 930,172nd most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 103 people.

The surname Halpin is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 8,213 people, or 1 in 44,132. In The United States Halpin is mostly found in: New York, where 15 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 52 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 16 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.

Halpin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Halpin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Halpin last name grew 373 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 170 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 503 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,418 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Halpin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Halpin surname are 34.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.53% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Halpin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.58% more than the national average, earning $46,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.16% more than the national average, earning $50,755 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chalpin9260/
Khalpin9228/
Halpion925/
Halping923/
Hailpin923/
Halpint921/
Halpien920/
Hallpin920/
Alpin911,123/
Halpn912/
Khalpina8630/
Chalpina868/
Galpin834,531/
Alpuin83988/
Alpina83456/
Holpin83249/
Halpen83198/
Helpin8392/
Alping838/
Alpion835/
Alppin832/
Halpim831/
Alpink831/
Jalpin831/
Allpin830/
Kholpin7714/
Khalpyn7712/
Gallpin775/
Cholpin771/
Galpion771/
Halpeen771/
Halpenn771/
Galpina771/
Hailpín771/
Holpien770/
Chalpen770/
Chaisilpin754/
Alpen731,015/
Olpin73444/
Elpin73285/
Alpün7347/
Alpim7312/
Alpne735/
Alpyn733/
Alphn730/
Khalpyna7113/
Alpinova715/
Cholping713/
Olpina6743/
Galpen6723/
Golpin6719/
Holpen6715/
Helpen6713/
Halpem6710/
Alpäng679/
Alpyna674/
Alphne671/
Galpiñ671/
Allphn671/
Alpent671/
Alpenn671/
Ohlpen670/

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