Halpenny is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Halpenny
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Halpenny

How popular is Halpenny?

Halpenny is ranked 256229 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Halpennies plummeted by 2.232143 per cent to 219 since 2000 and slipped by 6242 spots and ranked at 85357. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.52 97.32
Hispanic or Latino 2.28 0
Halpenny is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in Canada. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Ireland. Around 1236 people have been found who wears Halpenny as their family name. Halpenny have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
38,459 New Zealand7
5,630 Northern Ireland2
131,225 Spain2
66,560 Philippines1
153,416 Italy1
16,640 Hong Kong1
1,704,541 India1
38,841 Scotland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
92,417 Australia17
Countries with hundreds of Halpenny:
9,735 Canada409
1,435 Ireland377
80,988 United States293
34,900 England124

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Maid Catharine Halpenny from Ireland aboard the Cambridge from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 16 years old when she arrived in USA on May 24, 1849. John Halpenny, aged 20, Ed. Halpenny, aged 20, 20 years old Hannah Halpenny, are other Halpenny that migrated to US.

Halpenny Namesakes

  • Fintan Halpenny, Film actor

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