Tarpey
English
Alternative forms
- Torpey
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tarpaigh (“descendant of Tarpach”), a byname from torpach (“pot-bellied”).
Proper noun
Tarpey (plural Tarpeys)
- A surname from Irish.
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.
Anagrams
- aptery, petary, pyrate, tepary