Arpin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Arpin family

The surname Arpin was first found in Savoy (French: Savoie) in the Rhône-Alpes region of the French Alps, where one can trace the origin of this distinguished name and where this ancient family held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Arpin family

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Arpin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Arpin, Arpain, Arpins, Arpein, Harpin, Harpain, Harpein, Herpin, Herpain, Herpein, Arppin, Arppain, Arppins, Arppein, Harppin, Harppain, Harppein, Herppin, Herppain, Herppein, d'Arpin, d'Arpain, d'Harpin and many more.

Early Notables of the Arpin family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Arpin of Bourgogne
Harpin de Marigny in Brittany

Arpin Ranking

In the United States, the name Arpin is the 17,466^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Arpin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Arpin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Arpin, aged 25, who arrived in New York in 1812 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Arpin (post 1700) +

Carole Arpin, American special effects specialist, known for The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Moonfall (2022) and X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
René Arpin (b. 1943), French biathlete who competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics
Michel Arpin (1935-2015), French alpine skier who competed in the men's slalom at the 1964 Winter Olympics
Jacques Arpin, French factory owner and legislator
Paul Arpin, French Olympic long-distance runner
Roland Arpin (1934-2010), Canadian educator, communicator, and public administrator, Deputy Minister for Education, Deputy Minister for Culture, and Director of Working Groups
Stephen Arpin (b. 1983), Canadian race car driver and entrepreneur, born in Fort Frances, Ontario
John Francis Oscar Arpin (1936-2007), Canadian pianist who is regarded as one of the world's finest "Classical Ragtime" musicians
Marie Luc Arpin (b. 1978), Canadian Olympic water polo player

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)