The Galpin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 806 people carried this name — #29,334 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 370,400 people counted. That is down 3% from 827 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Galpin surname
English surname related to the verb gallop, probably by way of Old French.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Galpin» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 438 people named Galpin.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 36 départements, most often Sarthe.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Galpin,
with a public archive behind them.
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Thomas Dixon Galpin 1828–1910 · publisher -
Thomas Dixon Galpin 1829–1910 · publisher
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Gaston Galpin 1841–1923 · politician -
Kate Tupper Galpin 1855–1905 · teacher -
Jacky S. Galpin d. 2025 · statistician
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Julien Galpin 1796– · merchant
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Galpin.
- Gallone 125 · U.S. census
- Galloni 103 · U.S. census
- Gallucci 2,331 · U.S. census
- Gally 254 · U.S. census
- Galmiche 153 · U.S. census
- Galon 261 · U.S. census
- Galus 478 · U.S. census
- Galvan 53,822 · U.S. census
- Galvani 215 · U.S. census
- Galves 466 · U.S. census
- Galvez 20,425 · U.S. census
- Galvin 11,882 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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