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I cannot trace it back any further than the Andy Griffith show as a first name. This site only contains the name as a user entry, and it references the show. http://www.behindthename.com/ According to Ancestry.com, the surname Opie is Cornish. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?cj=1&sid=originsindexessb&fid=10&ln=Opie&o_xid=0000703401&o_lid=0000703401
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its English it started out as a last name of a family in cornwall where they were anciently seated as lords of the Manor of Penhargard.The OPIE surname was created from the Medieval personal names Oppy or Obby, which are shot forms of names such as Osborn,osbert and osbald. Thomas Opie came to the U.S in 1702 ( Virginaia ) How and when it became a first name is unknow. hope this helps
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