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HEPBURN

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There are approximately 6,734 people named Hepburn in the UK. That makes it the 1,582nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 107 are named Hepburn.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Hepburn surname in historical dictionaries

HEPBURN. From the lands of Hebbunie, Hayborne, or Hepburne, co. Durham, near the mouth of the TjTie. Tradition derives the noble family seated in E. Lothian, from the XR''. cent., from an English gentleman taken prisoner by the Earl of March, -who generously gave him lands, upon which he settled. From him descended the Earls of Bothwell, whose line ended with the notorious James H., Earl of Bothwell, Marquis of Fife, and Duke of Orkney, the husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1567. The battle-cry of this warlike race was — " A iiepburn ; bide 3IE FAIR !" — (i.e., Meet my onset fairly.)

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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