Pepin Family History
Pepin Name Meaning
French (Pépin) and English: from the ancient Germanic personal name Pipin of uncertain probably onomatopoeic origin. The name was borne by several Frankish kings most notably Pepin le Bref father of Charlemagne and remained popular throughout the early Middle Ages. Compare Peppin and Pippen . English: from the unrecorded Anglo-Norman French and Middle English personal names Pipin Pepin Pipun pet forms of Philip . Compare Pipe . English: perhaps also nickname from Anglo-Norman French pepin(e) Middle English pipin ‘seed pip’ possibly for someone small in stature.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022