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Early Origins of the Arpin family

The surname Arpin was first found in Savoy (French: Savoie) in the Rhône-Alpes region of the French Alps, where one can trace the origin of this distinguished name and where this ancient family held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Arpin family

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Arpin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Arpin, Arpain, Arpins, Arpein, Harpin, Harpain, Harpein, Herpin, Herpain, Herpein, Arppin, Arppain, Arppins, Arppein, Harppin, Harppain, Harppein, Herppin, Herppain, Herppein, d'Arpin, d'Arpain, d'Harpin and many more.

Early Notables of the Arpin family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

  • Arpin of Bourgogne
  • Harpin de Marigny in Brittany

Arpin Ranking

In the United States, the name Arpin is the 17,466th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Arpin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Arpin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • William Arpin, aged 25, who arrived in New York in 1812 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Arpin (post 1700) +

  • Jacques Arpin, French factory owner and legislator
  • Paul Arpin, French Olympic long-distance runner
  • John Arpin (1936-2007), Canadian pianist who is regarded as one of the world's finest "Classical Ragtime" musicians
  • Marie Luc Arpin, Canadian Olympic water polo player


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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