Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
ORPEN
There are approximately 333 people named Orpen in the UK. That makes it the 12,544th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 5 are named Orpen.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
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Orrpooned
The Orpen surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
ORPEN. "The family of Orpen or Erpen is of remote antiquity, and is stated to be derived from Erpen, a French noble of royal descent." Such is the statement in B.L.G., though the pedigree, as there given, does not go further back than the XVI. cent.