For background on how the map was made (and its flaws), see the relevant blog entry.
Calpin | rare: N Connacht. Ir. Mac Ailpín. A Scottish name, mainly found in Ulster. |
Mac Ailpín | Mac Alpine: cuíosach líonmhar: Dún & rl. Albanach. Ón ainm pearsanta Ailpean. |
MacAlpine | fairly numerous: Belfast, Down etc. Ir. Mac Ailpín, MacLysaght says that the personal name Ailpean may derive from alp a lump - signifying a strong stout man. This is a Scottish name of note, associated with Kenneth Mac Alpine, 9 cent ancestor of the Scottish kings. At that time Scottish and Irish were synonymous terms. |
DEDs where MacAlpine and a second surname are found together
This list shows total 1901 MacAlpine households by county.
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