Pepin Surname

21,605th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Pepin Surname Definition:

The common French Pepin, Pépin: 1 from the O.L.Ger. Pip(p)in (cp. the Anglo-Saxon Pippen and Dutch Pippin) [prob. a diminutive nickname from the onomatopoetic word seen in mod. Low German and Dutch piepen, Dano-Norwegian pipe, Swedish pipa (pip, a chirp, whistle), French pépier, piper, Latin pipare, Greek πιππίζειν to pip, chirp, squeak, whistle] (occasionally) 2 the Old French pepin (cp.

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Pepin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada11,6021:3,176400
United States6,1051:59,3717,018
France5,9391:11,1841,102
Dominican Republic4541:22,9801,485
Thailand2291:308,46453,166
England1481:376,47326,505
Belgium1371:83,91713,161
Russia931:1,549,710104,953
Spain601:779,20132,544
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
Venezuela381:794,84412,955
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Luxembourg111:52,7776,102
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Denmark91:627,19136,734
India91:85,229,487684,495
Puerto Rico91:394,4603,042
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
China51:273,464,31313,838
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
Jersey401:1,297203
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3441:145,98513,636

The alternate forms: Pépin (544), Pepín (8) & Pèpin (3) are calculated separately.

Pepin (2,203) may also be a first name.

Pepin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The common French Pepin, Pépin: 1 from the O.L.Ger. Pip(p)in (cp. the Anglo-Saxon Pippen and Dutch Pippin) [prob. a diminutive nickname from the onomatopoetic word seen in mod. Low German and Dutch piepen, Dano-Norwegian pipe, Swedish pipa (pip, a chirp, whistle), French pépier, piper, Latin pipare, Greek πιππίζειν to pip, chirp, squeak, whistle] (occasionally) 2 the Old French pepin (cp. mod. pépiniériste), a gardener, nurseryman [apparently from Latin pepo. a melon: cp. the Norman Dialectal pepin, 'an apple raised from seed'] Pepin is one of the most important names in early mediæval French history. Pepin of Landen (Brabant)—d. A.D. 640 —was the progenitor of the Carolingian dynasty; his grandson was Pepin le Gros. Pepin le Bref was the father of Charlemagne; and Pepin, King of Italy, was a son of Charlemagne.

William Pepin.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Osbert, William, Nicholas, Osbert Pepin, Normandy 1180- 95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Richard, William P. Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Pepin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pepin (Hindi: पेपीं, Marathi: पेपीन, Russian: Пепин) is found most in Canada. It can be found in the variant forms: Pépin, Pepín or Pèpin. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pepin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 21,605th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 289,211 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Pepin reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Gallo-North America. It is also the 159,424th most frequently held forename globally, held by 2,203 people.

The last name Pepin is most frequently held in Canada, where it is borne by 11,602 people, or 1 in 3,176. In Canada Pepin is mostly found in: Quebec, where 90 percent are found, Ontario, where 7 percent are found and British Columbia, where 1 percent are found. Not including Canada this last name occurs in 72 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and France, where 24 percent are found.

Pepin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pepin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,775 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 302 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pepin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Pepin surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States Pepin are 7.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.48% registered with the political party.

The amount Pepin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.82% more than the national average, earning R 427,320 per year; in United States they earn 7.14% more than the national average, earning $46,231 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.67% less than the national average, earning $42,395 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pépin93544/
Pepín938/
Pèpin933/
Peppin911,011/
Pepion91425/
Pepina91168/
Peping91162/
Poepin9124/
Pepien9118/
Pepijn918/
Peypin914/
Peupin912/
Peipin911/
Pepuin911/
Peepin911/
Peapin911/
Pepping831,882/
Peipina83122/
Peppink8348/
Peppina837/
Peeping835/
Peypina833/
Peiping832/
Pesping831/
Peppien831/
Phetpin831/
Pethpin831/
Peppion830/
Papin8016,775/
Pipin801,191/
Pepen801,162/
Popin801,048/
Pypin80153/
Pepén8070/
Pepyn805/
Pepim804/
Pedpn801/
Pepne801/
Pephn800/
Peppinck7798/
Pepinova7725/
Phetping7710/
Phedping771/
Pippin739,486/
Pappin73973/
Pipina73315/
Popien73227/
Pypina73207/
Poppin73147/
Paipin7371/
Piping7359/
Popihn7341/
Pepeng7335/
Phopin7333/
Pepyna7325/
Peppen7322/
Popijn7315/
Ppipin7311/
Pépion7311/
Peepim736/
Poipin736/
Papien735/
Peipyn735/
Pespen734/
Peypen731/
Papijn731/
Paypin731/
Petpim731/
Péping731/
Phapin731/
Puipin731/
Pipinn731/
Phipin730/
Pöpping671,136/
Pipping67499/
Phippin67205/
Pappijn6775/
Papn6731/
Petpeng6727/
Popiehn6712/
Hpepeng679/
Pishpin674/
Popienė674/
Peipyna674/
Popn673/
Papienė672/
Pepnova672/
Pechpen672/
Pahapin671/
Pespeng671/
Piepień671/
Pisping671/
Peipeng671/
Paipina671/
Peepeng671/
Pjpn671/

Pepin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pepin in the Marathi language
पेपीनpepina66.67
पॅपीनpepina16.67
पेिपनpeipana16.67
Pepin in the Hindi language
पेपींpepim43.75
पेपिनpepina43.75
पेपीनpepina12.5
Pepin in the Russian language
Пепинpepin-

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