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Help[Surname] Re: meaning of surname
in reply to a message 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
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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