# Larkin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/larkin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 23,578 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,521 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,095 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.5% (23,004 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɑɹkɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Larkin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Larkin in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Larkin

- Linda Larkin, American actress
- Dylan Larkin, American ice hockey player
- Mitch Larkin, Australian swimmer, Olympic athlete, world champion, Commonwealth Games gold medallist
- Christopher Larkin, American actor
- Chris Larkin, British actor
- Shannon Larkin, American drummer
- George Larkin, American actor (1887-1946)
- Lorenz Larkin, American mixed martial arts fighter
- Joan Jett, American rock musician
- Scatman John, American musician (1942–1999)

## Similar surnames

Larson, Larsen, Larkins, Largent, Larrison, Larsson, Laursen, Laracuente.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.