Alphin
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Reduced form of McAlpine.
Proper noun
Alphin (plural Alphins)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Alphin is the 23604th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1075 individuals. Alphin is most common among White (94.23%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Alphin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 28.