Orpen Surname
Approximately 1,090 people bear this surname
Orpen Surname Definition:
The family of Orpen or Erpen is of remote antiquity, and is stated to be derived from Erpen, a French noble of royal descent.' Such is the statement in Burke's Landed Gentry, though the pedigree as there given does not go further back than the 16th century (v.
Read More About This SurnameOrpen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 289 | 1:187,466 | 20,414 |
| United States | 255 | 1:1,421,408 | 97,813 |
| England | 193 | 1:288,695 | 22,251 |
| Canada | 134 | 1:274,967 | 25,811 |
| Ireland | 61 | 1:77,196 | 4,645 |
| Lesotho | 46 | 1:44,186 | 7,268 |
| Turkey | 34 | 1:2,288,865 | 74,619 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 61 | 1:72,621 | 5,284 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 114 | 1:213,819 | 16,577 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
Orpen (65) may also be a first name.
Orpen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The family of Orpen or Erpen is of remote antiquity, and is stated to be derived from Erpen, a French noble of royal descent.' Such is the statement in Burke's Landed Gentry, though the pedigree as there given does not go further back than the 16th century (v. Lower's Patronymica Britannica).
1680. John Orpen and wife. List of the Inhabitants of St. Michael's, Barbadoes: Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.
1806. Married — Charles Orpin and Sarah Watson: St. George, Hanover Square.
1861. Married — William Orpin and Esther Cooper: Reg. Canterbury Cath.
1 said to be French and to represent an earlier Erpen [perh. from the Continental Teutonic cognate of Old English earp, eorp, dark; with the French diminutive suff. -in] 2 descendants of the Anglo-Saxon Eorpwine = Swarthy Friend [Old English eorp, dark, swarthy + wine, friend]
“Valiant”. From Old English “Orped”.
"The family of Orpen or Erpen is of remote antiquity, and is stated to be derived from Erpen, a French noble of royal descent." Such is the statement in B.L.G., though the pedigree, as there given, does not go further back than the XVI. cent.
Orpen Demographics
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Orpen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orpen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orpen (Russian: Орпен) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orpen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 337,747th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,685,822 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 36 percent of Orpen reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,212,820th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 65 people.
Orpen is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 289 people, or 1 in 187,466. In South Africa Orpen is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 34 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 29 percent reside and Western Cape, where 25 percent reside. Not including South Africa it exists in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and England, where 18 percent reside.
Orpen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Orpen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Orpen surname rose 729 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 169 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Orpen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (61%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Orpen surname are 0.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.54% being registered with the party.
The amount Orpen earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.21% more than the national average, earning R 297,540 per year; in United States they earn 8.62% less than the national average, earning $39,430 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.3% more than the national average, earning $54,303 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horpen | 91 | 17 | / |
| Orpeng | 91 | 10 | / |
| Orpeen | 91 | 4 | / |
| Orpaen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orpn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Horpaen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Orpin | 80 | 2,753 | / |
| Erpen | 80 | 767 | / |
| Arpen | 80 | 73 | / |
| Orpne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orpina | 73 | 247 | / |
| Herpen | 73 | 244 | / |
| Harpen | 73 | 151 | / |
| Gorpin | 73 | 94 | / |
| Horpin | 73 | 94 | / |
| Garpen | 73 | 34 | / |
| Arpent | 73 | 12 | / |
| Erhpen | 73 | 3 | / |
| Erppen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orpinn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Harpeng | 67 | 129 | / |
| Garpehn | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gorpina | 67 | 17 | / |
| Erpn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orpingh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arpn | 67 | 1 | / |
Orpen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Orpen in the Russian language | ||
| Орпен | orpen | - |
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