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Where did the Scottish MacAlpine family come from? What is the Scottish MacAlpine family crest and coat of arms? When did the MacAlpine family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the MacAlpine family history? The MacAlpine family comes from the ancient Scottish Dalriadan clans of the mountainous west coast of Scotland. The name MacAlpine is derived from the son of the blond one, or son of Alpin.Spelling variations were extremely common in medieval names, since scribes from that era recorded names according to sound rather than a standard set of rules. MacAlpine has appeared in various documents spelled MacAlpine, MacAlpin, MacAilpein (Gaelic) and others. First found in Argyllshire, where they were descended from King Kenneth MacAlpin who was murdered by the Picts near Dundee in the year 834. MacAlpin is generally considered to have been the first king to rule both Scots and Picts, and as such, was the first king of Scotland. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacAlpine research. Another 385 words(28 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1395, 1405, and 1531 are included under the topic Early MacAlpine History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early MacAlpine Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the MacAlpine family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 51 words(4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products. Dalriadan families proliferated in North America. Their descendants still populate many communities in the eastern parts of both the United States and Canada. Some settled in Canada as United Empire Loyalists, in the wake of the American War of Independence. Families on both sides of the border have recovered much of their heritage in the 20th century through Clan societies and highland games. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name MacAlpine or a variant listed above: MacAlpine Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
A clan is a social group made up of a number of distinct branch-families that actually descended from, or accepted themselves as descendants of, a common ancestor. The word clan means simply children. The idea of the clan as a community is necessarily based around this idea of heredity and is most often ruled according to a patriarchal structure. For instance, the clan chief represented the hereditary "parent" of the entire clan. The most prominent example of this form of society is the Scottish Clan system...  More
The MacAlpine Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The MacAlpine Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 22 September 2011 at 15:40. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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