Find out how popular the last name Alphin is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Alphin.

Alphin, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Alphin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Alphin in America

Alphin is the 23604th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Alphin surname appeared 1,075 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Alphin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Alphin to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Alphin

The surname ALPHIN is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old English personal name Ælfwine, which is a combination of the elements "ælf" meaning "elf" and "wine" meaning "friend." This name was popular among the Anglo-Saxons and is thought to have evolved into various spellings, including Alphin, Alphyn, and Alphine.

The earliest recorded instances of the name ALPHIN can be traced back to the 13th century in various historical records, such as the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire, which mention a person named Richard Alfwine in 1273. The Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1327 also refer to a John Alphyn.

One notable historical figure bearing this surname was John Alphin, a 14th-century English landowner and Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in 1334. He was involved in local government and held various positions within the county.

In the 16th century, the ALPHIN surname appears in the Musters of Suffolk, a military record from 1522, which lists a Thomas Alphin among the able-bodied men in the county. This suggests that the name was well-established in different regions of England by that time.

Another individual of note was William Alphin, a prominent merchant and politician in the city of Bristol during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He served as Mayor of Bristol in 1616 and played a significant role in the city's trade and governance.

Moving forward, the ALPHIN surname continued to be found in various parts of England, with some variations in spelling. In the 18th century, records show an Edward Alphin born in Gloucestershire in 1712, and a James Alphin born in Yorkshire in 1743.

Throughout its history, the ALPHIN surname has been associated with various place names and localities within England, such as Alphin's Green in Cambridgeshire and Alphin's Farm in Oxfordshire, further reinforcing its English roots and regional connections.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Alphin

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Alphin.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Alphin was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Alphin has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Alphin was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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