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:
- Abe Orpen (1854–1937), Canadian businessman
- Abram Orpen Moriarty (1830–1918)Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets, 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), 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
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.