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| Subject: | Re: meaning of surname |
| Author: | Reg Niles (guest, 205.188.209.109) |
| Date: | October 17, 2002 at 12:10:23 AM |
| Reply to: | meaning of surname by torpey |
Torpey is on page 515 of “New Dictionary of American Family Names,” by Elsdon C. Smith, published 1973.
It's an Irish surname, a variant of TARPEY. The latter is on page 505 and means "Descendant of Tarpach (sturdy)."
[Mr.] Reg Niles
RegNMINiles@cs.com
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