How common is the surname Harkin?

998 people in the United States had the surname Harkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 309,364 Americans. It ranked 24,914th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Harkin?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Harkin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Harkin?

Tom Harkin, American politician (born 1939).

Where is the surname Harkin most common?

Wikidata records people named Harkin in the United States.

Is the surname Harkin getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,083 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 998 in 2010, down 7.8%.

The surname Harkin

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 998 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Harkin is more common than 84.6% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

* As an Irish surname, from Ó hEarcáin, "descendant of Earcán," from earc. * As an English surname, spelling variant related to Harkey.

Harkin 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 998 people named Harkin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 309,364 Americans. That is down 7.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,083.

#24,914

rank among US surnames

998

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-7.8%

change since 2000 (was #22,222)

Who is named Harkin

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

94% of people named Harkin identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Harkins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tom Harkin
American politician (born 1939)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Harkin

Harkin has the Soundex code H625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H625.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Harkin come from?: * As an Irish surname, from Ó hEarcáin, "descendant of Earcán," from earc. * As an English surname, spelling variant related to Harkey.
How common is the surname Harkin?: 998 people in the United States had the surname Harkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 309,364 Americans. It ranked 24,914th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Harkin?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Harkin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Harkin?: Tom Harkin, American politician (born 1939).
Where is the surname Harkin most common?: Wikidata records people named Harkin in the United States.
What type of surname is Harkin?: Harkin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Harkin getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,083 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 998 in 2010, down 7.8%.