O'Halpin

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAilpín (“descendant of Ailpín”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of ailp (“lump, stout person”). Compare McAlpine.

Proper noun

O'Halpin (plural O'Halpins)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, O'Alpin is the 797015^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “O'Halpin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.