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Orpen

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

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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.123

Notable people with the name include:

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  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.
  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.