Orpen

Orpen, and its variant spelling Orpin, is an Anglo-Norman surname derived from "Erpen", perhabs itself a Teutonic cognate of Old English earp ("dark, dusky, swarthy") and the French diminutive suffix -in.

Notable people with the name include:

Abe Orpen (1854–1937), Canadian businessman
Abram Orpen Moriarty (1830–1918), Australian politician
Adela Orpen (1855–1927), Irish writer
Arthur Orpen Herbert (1831–1890), Second commissioner of Queensland Rail in Australia
Bea Orpen (1913–1980), Irish painter
Charles Orpen (1791–1856), Irish physician, founded deaf school
Edward Orpen Moriarty (1822–1896), Australian civil engineer
Edward Richards-Orpen (1884–1967), Irish politician, agriculturalist and conservationist
Francis Orpen Morris (1810–1893), Anglo-Irish clergyman
Frederick Orpen Bower (1855–1948), English botanist
Giles Orpen-Smellie, British police and crime commissioner
Goddard Henry Orpen (1852–1932), Irish historian
John Orpen (1868–1950), Anglican priest
Joseph Orpen (1828–1923), British colonial administrator
Joshua Orpin (born 1994), Australian actor
Raymond Orpen (1837–1930), Irish Anglican bishop
Rebecca Dulcibella Orpen (1829 or 1830–1923), British painter
Richard Orpen (1863–1938), Irish architect and painter
William Orpen (1878–1931), Irish artist

References

↑ Bardsley, Charles Wareing Endell; Bardsley, Annie (1901). A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Henry Frowde. p. 572. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
↑ Harrison, Henry; Harrison, Gyda Pulling (1 January 1912). Surnames of the United Kingdom: a concise etymological dictionary. Dalcassian Publishing Company. p. 52. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
↑ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. OCLC 964412220. Retrieved 4 July 2026.

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[Bardsley_Bardsley_1901-1] Bardsley, Charles Wareing Endell; Bardsley, Annie (1901). A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Henry Frowde. p. 572. Retrieved 4 July 2026.

[2] Harrison, Henry; Harrison, Gyda Pulling (1 January 1912). Surnames of the United Kingdom: a concise etymological dictionary. Dalcassian Publishing Company. p. 52. Retrieved 4 July 2026.

[Hanks_Coates_McClure_2016-3] Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. OCLC 964412220. Retrieved 4 July 2026.

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