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Early Origins of the Herpin family

The surname Herpin 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 Herpin family

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Herpin 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 Herpin family

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Herpin Ranking

In France, the name Herpin is the 2,269th most popular surname with an estimated 2,834 people with that name. 1


United States Herpin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Herpin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • James Herpin, who went to Alabama in 1858
  • James Herpin, aged 28, who arrived in Alabama in 1858 2
  • Jacob Herpin, who landed in St Clair County, III in 1860 2
  • Jacob Herpin, who settled in Illinois in 1860
  • Henry and Joseph Herpin traveled to Illinois in 1864
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Herpin migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Herpin Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Jean Herpin, son of Pierre and Marie, who married Madeleine Vallée, daughter of Thomas and Renée, in Quebec on 3rd October 1669 3
  • Mery Herpin, son of Pierre Herpin and Catherine Mireau, married Marie Coulon-Mabrian, daughter of Aufray and Françoise Tierce at Saint-Ours in 1689
Herpin Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Pierre Herpin, son of Méry and Marie, who married Marguerite Truchon, daughter of Louis and Marie-Françoise, in Saint-Ours, Quebec on 17th February 1721 3
  • René Herpin married Thérèse Boudreau, daughter of Jean and Françoise Bazinet at Contrecoeur, Quebec in 1740
  • Jean-Pierre Herpin, son of Jean-Baptiste and Agnès, who married Angélique Tibaut, daughter of Nicolas and Thérèse, in Saint-Denis, Quebec on 13th June 1745 3
  • Antoine Herpin, son of Pierre and Marguerite, who married Brigitte Coderre, daughter of Louis and Élisabeth, in Contrecoeur, Quebec on 13th November 1747 3
Herpin Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Pierre Herpin married Catherine Mireau of Saint-Hilaire of Poitiers, Poitou, France


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  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)
  3. Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.


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