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Surname Etymology and Meaning of HALPIN

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Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAilpín ‘descendant of Alpín’, an ancient personal name, which MacLysaght and Woulfe link etymologically with alp ‘lump’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)