The
Hebrides islands and the west coast of
Scotland are the ancestral home of the Alpen family. Their name comes from
the son of the blond one, or
son of Alpin.Early Origins of the Alpen family
The surname Alpen was first found in
Argyllshire (Gaelic erra Ghaidheal), the region of western
Scotland corresponding roughly with the ancient Kingdom of Dál Riata, in the Strathclyde region of
Scotland, now part of the Council Area of Argyll and
Bute, 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.
Early History of the Alpen family
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Alpen Spelling Variations
Medieval translation of Gaelic names could not be referred to as an accurate process. Spelling was not yet standardized, and names in documents from that era are riddled with
spelling variations. Alpen has been written as MacAlpine, MacAlpin, MacAilpein (Gaelic) and others.
Early Notables of the Alpen family (pre 1700)
Notable amongst the
Clan from early times was Sir John MacAlpin; John MacAlpine (Latin: Maccabeus) (died 1557), a Scottish Protestant theologian; and Joseph Capen (1658-1725), a Massachusetts clergyman who during...
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Migration of the Alpen family to Ireland
Some of the Alpen family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Alpen family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Alpen Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
- William Alpen, aged 39, a herdsman, who arrived in South Australia in 1858 aboard the ship "General Hewett"
Contemporary Notables of the name Alpen (post 1700)
- Hugo Alpen (1842-1917), German-born Australian composer, choral conductor and singing teacher