MACALPIN, Macalpine: Gaelic MacAilpein, 'son of Ailpean' (see Alpine). John MacAlpyne witnessed a charter by Malise, earl of Stratherne of the lands of Cultenacloche and others in Glenalmond, c. 1260 (Grandtully, I, p. 126). Monach filius Alpini witnessed a charter by Bricius de Ardrossane to Insula Missarum (Inchaffray) in 1271 (LIM., p. 22). As Monauche Macalpin he witnessed a charter by Thomas of Munimuske, c. 1285 (HMC., 2. Rep., p. 166), and as Monach mac Alpy he is a witness to several Atholl charters between 1284 and 1290 (REM., p. 466,467, 469,470; Athole, p. 705). He appears again in a memorandum of 1295 as Monathe Macalpy (Cambus., p. 7). In 1296 as Monaghe fiz Alpyn of the county of Perth he rendered homage. His seal bears a fox carrying a dead goose, S Macalpyn (Bain, II, p. 200,532). Duncan Alpynsone of Augh tulus, of Dunbretan also rendered homage, 1296. His seal bears a rabbit, S' Dvcani F' Alfini (ibid., p. 205,557). Malcolm Macalpyne witnessed a charter by Duncan, earl of Levenax in 1395 (Levenax, p. 65); and Sir John Macalpyn or McCalpy, chaplain, was escheat for his part in the rebellion of the late James Stewart, youngest son of the Regent Albany (ER., IV, p. 493,524), Mordac Makcalpy of Scotland at the special request of his cousin Mordak of Fyfe had permission from the king of England to attend the schools of Oxford and Cambridge, 1405 (Bain, IV, 699). Robert McAlpy was clerk of justiciary, 1457 (ER., VI, p. 333). A contract of marriage between Duncan Aquhonam and Agnes Malcalpyn of Camquhil is recorded, 1475 (SBR., p. 256). In 1507 there is an entry of marts to Malcolm Makcalpy in Bute (ER., XII, p. 512). In 1526 Thomas M'Calpy was found by an assize to have 'faltit to the bailye of Stirling,' and two years later, as Thom M'Calpy, he appears as member of the town council (SBR , p. 26,276). John McAlpyn or M'Calpin, prior of the Friar Preachers of Perth, appears in record between 1531 and 1534 as M Cappe and McCawpyn (ER., XVI, p. 60,358, 369). During his residence in Wittenberg he received from Mclancthon the surname of Machabaeus, by which he is better known. In 1548 payment was made "to ane hieland officiar of the Levinax callit Macalpyne" or "Macalpye" (ALHT., IX p. 247). A charge was made against a man in 1671 for mutilating Adam Mccapen (Just. Rec., II, p. 66); Robert McCalpie was the king's cook in 1618 (RPC,, XI, p. 388), and James McAlpie was sheriff-clerk of Renfrew, 1688 (ibid., XIII, p. 290). M'Calppin 1591, M'Calpyne 1569, M'Cavpy 1507, Mackalpe 1509, Makalpe 1511, Makcaply 1519, M'Kalpie 1663, Makcalpyn 1421, MkKalpy 1519, MacKalpin 1534, McKelpin 1507 in some of the Gaelic poems in the Dean of Lismore's book S. Patrick is always called Macalpine (Padruig mac Alpain), The Irish form of this is Arpluinn, which represents Latin Calphumius or Calpumius. The appellation "Clan Alpine" has been given to a number of clans situated at considerable distances from each other, who have hitherto been supposed to possess a common descent from Kenneth Macalpine, the ancestor of a long line of Scottish kings. These clans are Clan Gregor, the Grants, Mackinnons, Macquarries, Macnabs, and Macaulays. This combination, however, is unknown to the compiler of the MS. of 1467, and is nothing more than tradition made into pseudo-history by Sir Walter Scott.

MACALPUN: The son of Alpin. The family are descended from Kenneth Macalpine, ancestor of the Scottish kings.