McAlpine
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English
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Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ailpín and Scottish Gaelic Mac Ailpein (“son of Ailpean”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of ailp (“lump; stout person”). Compare O'Halpin.
Proper noun
McAlpine (plural McAlpines)
- A surname.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McAlpine is the 8814th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3714 individuals. McAlpine is most common among White (78.59%) and Black/African American (16.07%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McAlpine”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 543.