Tarpey
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tarpaigh (“descendant of Tarpach”), a byname from torpach (“pot-bellied”).
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Tarpey is the 25935th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 947 individuals. Tarpey is most common among White (97.25%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tarpey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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