A Henrietta Harpur married into my Finn family in Australia.
Not my direct line so I don't know where she came from.
My query is, is this a common spelling in Ireland? I'd never heard it until I found her.
Dawn M
In answer to your question about the common spelling in Ireland - in the 1901 census there were only 472 individuals throughout the 32 Counties of the Island of Ireland with the surname Harpur.
166 (35%) of these people were resident in Co Wexford. The Counties surrounding Co Wexford had the following numbers:
Co Carlow: 0
Co Waterford: 0
Co Wicklow: 7
Co Kilkenny: 7
Statistically it looks like the Harpur surname has its roots in Co Wexford.
