How common is the surname McAlpine?

3,714 people in the United States had the surname McAlpine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,130 Americans. It ranked 8,814th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McAlpine?

Lizzy McAlpine, American singer-songwriter, followed by Donald McAlpine.

Where is the surname McAlpine most common?

Wikidata records people named McAlpine in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname McAlpine getting more or less common?

More common. 3,598 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,714 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname McAlpine

A patronymic surname, carried by 3,714 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M241

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McAlpine is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ailpín and Scottish Gaelic Mac Ailpein (“son of Ailpean”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of ailp (“lump; stout person”). Compare O'Halpin.

McAlpine is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,714 people named McAlpine in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,130 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,598.

#8,814

rank among US surnames

3,714

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #8,437)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,808	Peart	3,717	83,063
#8,812	Villela	3,716	83,085
#8,813	Romans	3,715	83,108
#8,814	Coblentz	3,714	83,130
#8,817	Lonergan	3,713	83,153

Who is named McAlpine

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

79% of people named McAlpine identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McAlpines

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lizzy McAlpine
American singer-songwriter, born 1999
Donald McAlpine
Australian cinematographer, born 1934
Jennie McAlpine
British actress, born 1984

Notable McAlpines come mostly from the United States (1), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Alphin

Surnames that sound like McAlpine

McAlpine has the Soundex code M241, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M241.

Questions

Where does the surname McAlpine come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ailpín and Scottish Gaelic Mac Ailpein (“son of Ailpean”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of ailp (“lump; stout person”). Compare O'Halpin.
How common is the surname McAlpine?: 3,714 people in the United States had the surname McAlpine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,130 Americans. It ranked 8,814th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McAlpine?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named McAlpine identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McAlpine?: Lizzy McAlpine, American singer-songwriter, followed by Donald McAlpine.
Where is the surname McAlpine most common?: Wikidata records people named McAlpine in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is McAlpine?: McAlpine is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McAlpine getting more or less common?: More common. 3,598 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,714 in 2010, up 3.2%.
What are other spellings of McAlpine?: Alphin.