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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage English
Other Forms FormsOrpen

Meaning & History

Means "herbalist" (from Middle English orpin "yellow stonecrop", a plant prescribed by medieval herbalists for healing wounds). A variant spelling was borne by British painter Sir William Orpen (1878-1931).
Added 7/31/2013 by babycrookston