What is the heritage of the last name "Lepine"?

Question: What is the heritage of the last name "Lepine"!?

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Lepine
Last name origin & meaning:

French (Lépine): topographic name from Old French espine ‘thorn bush’ (Latin spina); or a habitational name from any of several places called épine or l’épine, named with this word!. Occasionally the name may derive from the same word used in a transferred sense of the crest or ridge of a hill!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Lepine Name Meaning and History
French (Lépine): topographic name from Old French espine ‘thorn bush’ (Latin spina); or a habitational name from any of several places called épine or l’épine, named with this word!. Occasionally the name may derive from the same word used in a transferred sense of the crest or ridge of a hill!.
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Lepine is French!. Spelling variations of this family name include: Lepines, Lepinne, Lepinnes, Pine, Pines, Lespinasse, Lespinasses, Le Pine and many more!.

First found in Limousin, where this noble family was seated since ancient times!.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Charles Lepine who settled in Boston in 1765; Jacques Lepine who settled in Louisiana in 1765; and Louis Lepine who settled in Philadelphia in 1795!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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