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Hepburn
Pronunciation	/ˈhɛpˌbɜːrn/
Language(s)	English
Origin
Derivation	from a placename in Northumberland
Meaning	"high place beside the water"

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Hepburn is a family name of the Anglo-Scottish border, that is associated with a variety of notable people, eponyms, places, and things. Although commonly a Scottish name, its origins lie to the south of the border in the north of England. Specifically, the name is thought to have derived from Hepburn or Hebron in Northumberland or Hebburn in Tyne and Wear.^[1] The origins of the name are suggested to be the same as that of Hebborne from the Old English words heah ("high") and byrgen ("burial mound"). Alternatively it could mean something along the lines of "high place beside the water", as the word burn is a still widely used in Northumbrian and Scots for stream.

Next to Chillingham Castle there remains a bastle tower where the family originated. This was the seat of a line of the family until the eighteenth century when that branch died out, having left only a female heir. However, it is as the Earls of Bothwell that the Hepburn family are perhaps best remembered. This branch of the family originated in Lothian when a Hepburn was granted land having saved the Earl of March from a horse that had lost control. This family first became the Lords of Hailes before being granted the Earldom of Bothwell.

There were also Hepburns of Waughton, thought by some to have branched off from the Hailes line, thought by others to predate it. Another line was the Hepburns of Beanston, and yet another was the Hepburns of Athelstaneford. All of these families were prominent in various ways at various junctures of Scottish history, but all were primarily located around the East Lothian area.

Scottish nobles

Patrick Hepburn, 1st Lord of Hailes (died 1483)
Adam Hepburn, Master of Hailes (died 1479), son of Patrick, 1st Lord of Hailes
Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell (died 1508), son of Adam, Master of Hailes
Adam Hepburn of Craggis (died 1513), son of Adam, Master of Hailes
George Hepburn (bishop) (died 1513), son of Adam, Master of Hailes
Adam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of Bothwell (died 1513), son of Patrick, 1st Earl of Bothwell
Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell (1512–1556), son of Adam, 2nd Earl of Bothwell
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell (c. 1534–1578), son of Patrick, 3rd Earl of Bothwell, and husband of Mary, Queen of Scots
James Hepburn (bishop) (died 1524), Scottish prelate and administrator
Francis Stewart Hepburn, 5th Earl of Bothwell (before 1563–1612), nephew of James, 4th Earl of Bothwell

Politics

A. Barton Hepburn (1846–1922), American banker and politician
Bernard Rickart Hepburn (1876–1939), member of the Canadian House of Commons
James de Congalton Hepburn (fl. 1940s), Speaker of the Ontario (Canada) Legislature
Jamie Hepburn (born 1979), member of the Scottish Parliament
Mitchell Hepburn (1896–1953), Premier of Ontario, Canada
Moses Hepburn (1832–1897), American politician and businessman
Patrick Buchan-Hepburn (1901–1974), Scottish politician
Robert Rickart Hepburn Member of Parliament for Kincardineshire 1768–1774
Stephen Hepburn (born 1959), English Member of Parliament
William Peters Hepburn (1833–1916), American congressman for Iowa, author of the Hepburn Act of 1906

Academia

Alexa Hepburn, English social psychologist
Andrew Dousa Hepburn (1830–1921), president of Miami University and Davidson College
Charles A. Hepburn (born 1891–1971), Scottish businessman and philanthropist
Ian Hepburn (1902–74), British schoolmaster, botanist, ecologist and author
James Hepburn (1811–1869), British ornithologist
James Bonaventure Hepburn (1573–1620), Scottish Catholic scholar
James Curtis Hepburn (1815–1911), American linguist, devised a romanization system for Japanese

Arts and entertainment

Katharine Hepburn (1907–2003), American actress
Kathleen Hepburn, Canadian screenwriter and film director
Audrey Hepburn (nee Ruston) (1929–1993), Belgian-born British actress
Barton Hepburn (1906–1955), American actor
Dee Hepburn (born 1961), Scottish actress
Alex Hepburn (born 1986), British singer

Sports

Chucky Hepburn (born 2003), American basketball player
Craig Hepburn (born 1969), Bahamian long-jumper
Doug Hepburn (1926–2000), Canadian weightlifter
James Hepburn (1876–1945), Scottish-American professional golfer
Michael Hepburn (born 1991), Australian track and road cyclist
Ralph Hepburn (1896–1948), American motorcycle and racecar driver
Ross Hepburn (born 1972), Scottish curler

Military

Allan Hepburn (1896–1975), Australian World War I flying ace
Arthur Japy Hepburn (1877–1964), US Navy Admiral
Sir John Hepburn (c. 1598–1636), Scottish soldier, fought for Sweden and France
Nicol Sinclair Hepburn (1913-2000), Scottish Surgeon Rear-Admiral during and post World War Two

Trade Unions

Thomas Hepburn (c. 1795–1864), English miner and union founder

References

^ Parkin, Harry (19 August 2021), Parkin, Harry (ed.), "Hepburn", Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780198868255.001.0001, ISBN 978-0-19-886825-5, retrieved 9 February 2022

External links

The Hepburn Family
Clan Hepburn
Hepburns of Donegal (county of Ireland) Archived 21 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Parkin, Harry (19 August 2021), Parkin, Harry (ed.), "Hepburn", Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780198868255.001.0001, ISBN 978-0-19-886825-5, retrieved 9 February 2022

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+{{Short description|Lord Simon was the most noble of the Hepburn's, he was also the love of Sweetpeas life.}}
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-'''Hepburn''' is an [[England|Anglo]] - [[Scotland|Scottish]] family name that is also associated with a variety of famous personages, [[eponym]]s, places, and things.  Although a [[Scotland|Scottish]] name its origins are widely suspected to lie south of the border in the north of [[England]].  Specifically, the name is thought to have derived from either the town of [[Hebron, Northumberland|Hebron]] or [[Hebburn]], both of which are in the [[Northumberland]] area.  The origins of the name are suggested to be the same as that of Hebborne from the [[Old English language|Anglo-Saxon]] words ''heah'', meaning high and ''byrgen'', meaning burial place.  Alternatively it could mean something along the lines of "high place beside the water", as the word ''burn'' is a still widely used [[Scots language|Scots]] word to mean river. However it is more likley that the name came from the famous Bruno Hairpin, the badger hunter of Fife. The story goes that Brunos son, Cuthbert, fled from his father, who everybody persecuted, and later commited scuicide when his identity was found out by his gay husband. His son, fled to Azerbaijan, and was renamed Aliyev Hepburn.
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+'''Hepburn''' is a family name of the [[Anglo-Scottish border]], that is associated with a variety of notable people, [[eponym]]s, places, and things. Although commonly a [[Scotland|Scottish]] name, its origins lie to the south of the border in the north of [[England]]. Specifically, the name is thought to have derived from [[Hepburn, Northumberland|Hepburn]] or [[Hebron, Northumberland|Hebron]] in [[Northumberland]] or [[Hebburn]] in [[Tyne and Wear]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Parkin|first=Harry |title=Hepburn|date=2021-08-19|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198868255.001.0001/acref-9780198868255-e-18259|work=Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain|editor-last=Parkin|editor-first=Harry|publisher=Oxford University Press|language=en|doi=10.1093/acref/9780198868255.001.0001|isbn=978-0-19-886825-5|access-date=2022-02-09}}</ref> The origins of the name are suggested to be the same as that of Hebborne from the [[Old English language|Old English]] words ''heah'' ("high") and ''byrgen'' ("burial mound"). Alternatively it could mean something along the lines of "high place beside the water", as the word ''burn'' is a still widely used in [[Northumbrian English|Northumbrian]] and [[Scots language|Scots]] for ''stream''.
+Next to [[Chillingham Castle]] there remains a [[Bastle house|bastle tower]] where the family originated. This was the seat of a line of the family until the eighteenth century when that branch died out, having left only a female heir. However, it is as the [[Earl of Bothwell|Earls of Bothwell]] that the Hepburn family are perhaps best remembered. This branch of the family originated in [[Lothian]] when a Hepburn was granted land having saved the [[Earl of March]] from a horse that had lost control. This family first became the Lords of [[Hailes Castle|Hailes]] before being granted the [[Earldom]] of [[Bothwell]].
+There were also Hepburns of Waughton, thought by some to have branched off from the Hailes line, thought by others to predate it. Another line was the Hepburns of Beanston, and yet another was the Hepburns of [[Athelstaneford]]. All of these families were prominent in various ways at various junctures of Scottish history, but all were primarily located around the [[East Lothian]] area.
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-Next to [[Chillingham Castle]] there remains a Bastle Tower where the family originated.  This was the seat of a line of the family until the [[eighteenth century]] when that branch died out having left only a female heir.  However, it is as the [[Earl of Bothwell|Earls of Bothwell]] that the Hepburn family are perhaps best remembered.  This branch of the family originated in [[Lothian]] when a Hepburn was granted land having saved the [[Earl of March]] from a horse that had lost control.  This family first became the Lords of [[Hailes Castle|Hailes]] before being granted the Earldom of Bothwell.
-There were also Hepburns of Waughton, thought by some to have branched off from the Hailes line, thought by others to predate it.  Another line was the Hepburns of Beanston, and yet another was the Hepburns of Athelstaneford.  All of these families were prominent in various ways at various junctures of Scottish history, but all were primarily located around the East Lothian area.
 ==Scottish nobles==
 *[[Patrick Hepburn, 1st Lord of Hailes]] (died 1483)
 *[[Adam Hepburn, Master of Hailes]] (died 1479), son of Patrick, 1st Lord of Hailes
-*[[John Hepburn]] (died after 1525), son of Patrick, 1st Lord of Hailes
 *[[Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell]] (died 1508), son of Adam, Master of Hailes
 *[[Adam Hepburn of Craggis]] (died 1513), son of Adam, Master of Hailes
-*[[George Hepburn]] (died 1513), son of Adam, Master of Hailes
+*[[George Hepburn (bishop)]] (died 1513), son of Adam, Master of Hailes
 *[[Adam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of Bothwell]] (died 1513), son of Patrick, 1st Earl of Bothwell
 *[[Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell]] (1512–1556), son of Adam, 2nd Earl of Bothwell
-*[[James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell]] (c. 1534–1578), son of Patrick, 3rd Earl of Bothwell, husband of Queen Mary I of Scotland
+*[[James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell]] (c. 1534–1578), son of Patrick, 3rd Earl of Bothwell, and husband of Mary, Queen of Scots
+*[[James Hepburn (bishop)]] (died 1524), Scottish prelate and administrator
-*[[Francis Stewart Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell]] (before 1563–1612), nephew of James, 4th Earl of Bothwell
+*[[Francis Stewart Hepburn, 5th Earl of Bothwell]] (before 1563–1612), nephew of James, 4th Earl of Bothwell
-==Agriculture==
-*[[Bernad Williamson Hepburn]], Welsh Shepherd.
-*[[Bruno hepburn]], Dierector of the Scottish Farmers Union. His Younger Brother, Frederic Hepburn was also the dierector of the Fife shepherd union, and captain of *[[Gretna United FC.]]
 ==Politics==
-*[[Alonzo Barton Hepburn]] (1846–1922), American banker and politician
+*[[A. Barton Hepburn]] (1846–1922), American banker and politician
 *[[Bernard Rickart Hepburn]] (1876–1939), member of the Canadian House of Commons
-*[[James de Congalton Hepburn]] (fl. 1940s), Speaker of the Ontario (Canada) Legislature
+*[[James de Congalton Hepburn]] ([[floruit|fl.]] 1940s), Speaker of the Ontario (Canada) Legislature
 *[[Jamie Hepburn]] (born 1979), member of the Scottish Parliament
 *[[Mitchell Hepburn]] (1896–1953), Premier of Ontario, Canada
+*[[Moses Hepburn]] (1832–1897), American politician and businessman
 *[[Patrick Buchan-Hepburn]] (1901–1974), Scottish politician
-*[[Stephen Hepburn]] (born 1959), British Member of Parliament
+*[[Robert Rickart Hepburn]] Member of Parliament for Kincardineshire 1768–1774
-*[[William Peters Hepburn]] (1833–1916), American congressman for Iowa, author of the Hepburn
+*[[Stephen Hepburn]] (born 1959), English Member of Parliament
+*[[William Peters Hepburn]] (1833–1916), American congressman for Iowa, author of the [[Hepburn Act]] of 1906
-*[[Wallace Bruno Hepburn]] (2007) Scottish Pilgrim To Glassgow
-Act of 1906
 ==Academia==
-*[[Alexa Hepburn]], [[List of social psychologists|social psychologist]]
+*[[Alexa Hepburn]], English social psychologist
 *[[Andrew Dousa Hepburn]] (1830–1921), president of Miami University and Davidson College
 *[[Charles A. Hepburn]] (born 1891–1971), Scottish businessman and philanthropist
+*[[Ian Hepburn]] (1902{{ndash}}74), British schoolmaster, botanist, ecologist and author
+*[[James Hepburn (ornithologist)|James Hepburn]] (1811–1869), British ornithologist
 *[[James Bonaventure Hepburn]] (1573–1620), Scottish Catholic scholar
 *[[James Curtis Hepburn]] (1815–1911), American linguist, devised a romanization system for Japanese
-*[[Ronald William Hepburn]], [[List of living philosophers and academics of philosophy|philosopher]]
-*[[James Bernard-Bruno Hepburn]] (1821–1901), Scottish Catholic philosopher
-*Nathan Hepburn(born 1989)Student of Philosophy and Economics.
-*[[Nathan Hepburns son Philip]] Studied with his father,(his father had had a one night stand with a prostitute at university.)
 ==Arts and entertainment==
 *[[Katharine Hepburn]] (1907–2003), American actress
-*[[Wallace Hepburn]] (1909 - 1956), Scottish Pole Dancer in 'Edith and Ronald'
+*[[Kathleen Hepburn]], Canadian screenwriter and film director
-*[[Audrey Hepburn]] (1929–1993), British actress
+*[[Audrey Hepburn]] (nee Ruston) (1929–1993), Belgian-born British actress
 *[[Barton Hepburn]] (1906–1955), American actor
-*[[Cassandra Hepburn]] (born 1977), American actress
 *[[Dee Hepburn]] (born 1961), Scottish actress
-*[[James Brian David Hudson Hepburn]] Scottish bagpipe player.
+*[[Alex Hepburn]] (born 1986), British singer
-*[[Allota Vhagaina Hepburn]] Scottish rock picker
 ==Sports==
+*[[Chucky Hepburn]] (born 2003), American basketball player
 *[[Craig Hepburn]] (born 1969), Bahamian long-jumper
 *[[Doug Hepburn]] (1926–2000), Canadian weightlifter
-*[[Ralph Hepburn]] (1896–1948), American motorcyle and racecar driver
+*[[James Hepburn (golfer)|James Hepburn]] (1876–1945), Scottish-American professional golfer
-*[[Cuthbert (James) Hepburn]] (born 1976), America's Cup sailor
+*[[Michael Hepburn]] (born 1991), Australian track and road cyclist
-*[[Ewan Hepburn]] scottish Caber Tosser
+*[[Ralph Hepburn]] (1896–1948), American motorcycle and racecar driver
+*[[Ross Hepburn]] (born 1972), Scottish curler
-==Literature==
-*[[Robert Hepburn]], writer of the ''Edinburgh Tatler'' and a member of the [[Faculty of Advocates]]
-*[[Cuthbert Hairpin]] The Great Nation of America
-*[[Bruno lluwellen Hepburn]], Writer of, "The last Pilgrim of Scotland", "The art of hacking and smoking, from first hand experience".
 ==Military==
-*[[Arthur Japy Hepburn]] (1877–1964), US navy admiral
+*[[Allan Hepburn]] (1896–1975), Australian World War I flying ace
+*[[Arthur Japy Hepburn]] (1877–1964), US Navy Admiral
 *[[Sir John Hepburn]] (c. 1598–1636), Scottish soldier, fought for Sweden and France
-*Tchakoveki Theador Hepburn Mikikh (c. 1954-1999), Russian/Scottish Spy, Died in America, Washington, 12 July, 1999.
+*[[Nicol Sinclair Hepburn]] (1913-2000), Scottish Surgeon Rear-Admiral during and post World War Two
-*[[Majid Al-Mir Hepburn]] One of the 9/11 Terrorists.
-*[[Ben Willeyson Hepburn]] Sargent of azerbaijan army
 ==Trade Unions==
 *[[Thomas Hepburn]] (c. 1795–1864), English miner and union founder
-*[[Walcot Hepburn]] (c. 1843-1860), Founded the scottish Cigarette smoked my many Scotts consisting of 'Dead Badgers'.
+==References==
-*[[James Bruno Hepburn]] (c. 1991-2005) Scottish hacking foundation
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/families/hepburns.htm The Hepburn Family]
+* [http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/families/hepburns.htm The Hepburn Family]
-*[http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/htol/hepburn2.html Clan Hepburn]
+* [http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/htol/hepburn2.html Clan Hepburn]
+* [http://www.hepburnofdonegal.com Hepburns of Donegal (county of Ireland)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121113014/http://hepburnofdonegal.com/ |date=21 January 2022 }}
-*[http://www.05hepburn.tk The James Hepburn Site]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Hepburn (Surname)}}
-{{disambig}}
 [[Category:Surnames]]
+[[Category:English-language surnames]]
+[[Category:Surnames of Scottish origin]]
-[[de:Hepburn]]
+[[Category:Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin]]
-[[fr:Hepburn]]
-[[it:Hepburn]]
+[[Category:Northumbria]]
-[[nl:Hepburn]]
-[[sl:Hepburn]]
-[[fi:Hepburn]]