How common is the surname Durkin?

7,975 people in the United States had the surname Durkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,714 Americans. It ranked 4,448th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Durkin?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Durkin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Durkin?

Junior Durkin, American actor (1915–1935), followed by Chris Durkin.

Where is the surname Durkin most common?

Wikidata records people named Durkin in the United States.

Is the surname Durkin getting more or less common?

More common. 7,576 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,975 in 2010, up 5.3%.

The surname Durkin

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 7,975 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Durkin is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Duarcáin (“son of Duarcán”), a personal name from a diminutive of duairc (“surly, morose”).

Durkin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,975 people named Durkin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,714 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,576.

#4,448

rank among US surnames

7,975

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,340)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,439	Tanaka	7,994	38,622
#4,440	Sisco	7,993	38,627
#4,441	Hendrick	7,988	38,651
#4,442	Weed	7,987	38,656
#4,444	Vaca	7,982	38,680
#4,445	Magnuson	7,980	38,690
#4,446	Keyser	7,978	38,700

Who is named Durkin

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Durkin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Durkins

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Junior Durkin
American actor (1915–1935)
Chris Durkin
American soccer player, born 2000
John A. Durkin
American politician (1936-2012)
Martin Patrick Durkin
American Secretary of Labor (1894-1955)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Durkin

Durkin has the Soundex code D625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D625.

Other Irish surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname Durkin come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Duarcáin (“son of Duarcán”), a personal name from a diminutive of duairc (“surly, morose”).
How common is the surname Durkin?: 7,975 people in the United States had the surname Durkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,714 Americans. It ranked 4,448th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Durkin?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Durkin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Durkin?: Junior Durkin, American actor (1915–1935), followed by Chris Durkin.
Where is the surname Durkin most common?: Wikidata records people named Durkin in the United States.
What type of surname is Durkin?: Durkin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Durkin getting more or less common?: More common. 7,576 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,975 in 2010, up 5.3%.