According to "The Clans, Septs & Regiments of the Scottish Highlands" by Frank Adam, the MacAlpin(e) name has only one variant - Alpin. It also states that not only are they now landless; but that the family of their chief has been lost sight of." It is conceivable that Gipin could be a corruption of MacAlpin; but it would be a very long stertch of the imagination to come up with that equation. Cheers, Jim Hi, I am trying to find a McAlpin, McAlpine/ MacAlpine Mac Alpin to compare some Gilpins to. Do you actually have any in your project and if so are they listed with y-search? I have been in contact with the Clan MacAlpine and they suggested that some Gilpins may in actuallity be name changes from MacAlpine.. Thanks Nelda Nelda's websites - http://freepages.folklore.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/ Gilpin DNA Project member ==== SCOT-DNA Mailing List ==== Per agreement with Rootsweb, there can be no marketing messsages for any laboratory. No specific costs can be stated on list. These questions can be responded to off list. ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx