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McAlpine
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English
MacAlpine
Alternative forms
en Alphin MacAlpine McAlpin
Etymology
Anglicized form of en ga Mac Ailpín and en gd Mac Ailpein son of Ailpean, a personal name derived from a diminutive of ga ailp lump; stout person. Compare en O'Halpin.
Proper noun
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Derived terms
en McAlpine's Fusiliers mcalpineite
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
Anagrams
en aceilmnp manciple
en surnames from Irish surnames from Scottish Gaelic