Because 3 posts in 1 day just isn't enough...

The Dick Turpin thing got me to wondering...

turpin
English and French: from an Anglo-Norman French form of the Old Norse personal name þórfinnr, composed of the elements þórr, the name of the god of thunder in Scandinavian mythology (see Thor) + the ethnic name Finnr Finn. This may have absorbed another name, Turpius, Turpinus (from Latin turpis ugly, base), one of the self-abasing names adopted as a mark of humility by the early Christians. It was borne by the archbishop of Rheims in the Charlemagne legend.Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

Top Places of Origin for turpin

Place ofOrigin/ Turpin Immigrants
England/27
Ireland/11
France/5
Great Britain/2
Paris/1
Glaway/1

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