How common is the surname Larkin?

23,578 people in the United States had the surname Larkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,095 Americans. It ranked 1,521st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Larkin?

Linda Larkin, American actress, followed by Dylan Larkin.

Where is the surname Larkin most common?

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

How do you pronounce Larkin?

Larkin is /ˈlɑɹkɪn/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Larkin getting more or less common?

More common. 23,004 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,578 in 2010, up 2.5%.

Is Larkin also a first name?

Yes. Larkin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Larkin

A surname, carried by 23,578 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈlɑɹkɪn/ 2 syllables Soundex L625 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Larkin is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 23,578 people named Larkin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,095 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,004.

#1,521

rank among US surnames

23,578

people in 2010

8.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #1,418)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,512	Coates	23,725	13,014
#1,513	Drew	23,722	13,015
#1,514	Bowles	23,713	13,020
#1,515	Payton	23,670	13,044
#1,516	Chappell	23,634	13,064
#1,517	Amos	23,621	13,071
#1,518	Hagen	23,616	13,074

Who is named Larkin

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

82% of people named Larkin identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Larkins

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Linda Larkin
American actress, born 1970
Dylan Larkin
American ice hockey player, born 1996
Mitch Larkin
Australian swimmer, Olympic athlete, world champion, Commonwealth Games gold medallist, born 1993
Christopher Larkin
American actor, born 1987
Chris Larkin
British actor, born 1967
Shannon Larkin
American drummer, born 1967
George Larkin
American actor (1887-1946)
Lorenz Larkin
American mixed martial arts fighter, born 1986
Joan Jett
American rock musician, born 1958
Scatman John
American musician (1942–1999)

Notable Larkins come mostly from the United States (8), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Larkin

Larkin has the Soundex code L625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L625.

Questions

How common is the surname Larkin?: 23,578 people in the United States had the surname Larkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,095 Americans. It ranked 1,521st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Larkin?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Larkin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Larkin?: Linda Larkin, American actress, followed by Dylan Larkin.
Where is the surname Larkin most common?: Wikidata records people named Larkin in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Larkin?: Larkin is /ˈlɑɹkɪn/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Larkin getting more or less common?: More common. 23,004 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,578 in 2010, up 2.5%.
Is Larkin also a first name?: Yes. Larkin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.