Orpin Surname
Approximately 2,753 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,377 | 1:128,644 | 8,399 |
| England | 593 | 1:93,960 | 10,052 |
| United States | 299 | 1:1,212,237 | 86,130 |
| Australia | 193 | 1:139,874 | 15,066 |
| Canada | 105 | 1:350,910 | 31,754 |
| New Zealand | 53 | 1:85,440 | 12,123 |
| Philippines | 37 | 1:2,736,168 | 135,784 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:85,959 | 7,098 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Uruguay | 14 | 1:245,126 | 18,218 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 19 | 1:233,151 | 10,389 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 266 | 1:91,637 | 9,460 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 64 | 1:784,667 | 49,209 |
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.
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]
Orpin Demographics
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orpina | 91 | 247 | / |
| Gorpin | 91 | 94 | / |
| Horpin | 91 | 94 | / |
| Orpinn | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orpn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gorpina | 83 | 17 | / |
| Orpingh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arpin | 80 | 4,907 | / |
| Orpen | 80 | 1,090 | / |
| Urpin | 80 | 929 | / |
| Erpin | 80 | 198 | / |
| Orpim | 80 | 7 | / |
| Orpne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Herpin | 73 | 3,510 | / |
| Harpin | 73 | 2,249 | / |
| Arping | 73 | 230 | / |
| Urpina | 73 | 200 | / |
| Arpina | 73 | 168 | / |
| Garpin | 73 | 134 | / |
| Hurpin | 73 | 34 | / |
| Gurpin | 73 | 20 | / |
| Horpen | 73 | 17 | / |
| Orpeng | 73 | 10 | / |
| Orpeen | 73 | 4 | / |
| Arhpin | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orpaen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aarpin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Harping | 67 | 14 | / |
| Aarpina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Horpaen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erpn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harpuin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urbpina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arpn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garppin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garpina | 67 | 1 | / |
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