Orpin Surname

158,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Jersey

Orpin 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.

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Orpin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3771:128,6448,399
England5931:93,96010,052
United States2991:1,212,23786,130
Australia1931:139,87415,066
Canada1051:350,91031,754
New Zealand531:85,44012,123
Philippines371:2,736,168135,784
Wales361:85,9597,098
France151:4,428,181244,602
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2661:91,6379,460
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Orpin (278) may also be a first name.

Orpin 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.

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

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Orpin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orpin is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orpin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 158,596th most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,647,129 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Orpin are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orpin is also the 532,586th most frequently occurring given name globally It is held by 278 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,377 people, or 1 in 128,644. In Nigeria Orpin is most frequent in: Benue, where 83 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 5 percent reside and Kaduna, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Orpin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Orpin has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Orpin surname rose 223 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 467 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Orpin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Orpin surname is primarily Anglican (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Orpin surname are 12.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.68% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Orpin earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.08% more than the national average, earning $50,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.45% less than the national average, earning $45,484 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orpina91247/
Gorpin9194/
Horpin9194/
Orpinn911/
Orpn891/
Gorpina8317/
Orpingh831/
Arpin804,907/
Orpen801,090/
Urpin80929/
Erpin80198/
Orpim807/
Orpne801/
Herpin733,510/
Harpin732,249/
Arping73230/
Urpina73200/
Arpina73168/
Garpin73134/
Hurpin7334/
Gurpin7320/
Horpen7317/
Orpeng7310/
Orpeen734/
Arhpin732/
Orpaen731/
Aarpin731/
Harping6714/
Aarpina672/
Horpaen671/
Erpn671/
Harpuin671/
Urbpina671/
Arpn671/
Garppin671/
Garpina671/

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