# Alphin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/alphin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,075 |
| US rank (2010) | 23,604 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 287,205 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.3% (1,031 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Allphin |

## Etymology

Reduced form of McAlpine.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Alphin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |

## Similar surnames

Alvin, Alvino, Albin, Albino, Alphonse, Alfonso, Albanese, Albano, Alfano, Alban, Albany.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.