Larkin (surname) – Wikipedia

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Larkin is a surname of English, Irish and Russian origin (Russian: Ларкин, Ларькин, Ларкина, Ларькина).
In England, the name is a relationship name from Lar, a pet form of the personal name Laurence.[1] In Ireland, the name means a descendant of Lorcain or Lorcan, originally found in the form O’Lorcain.[2]

People with the surname Larkin[edit]

  • Anatoly Larkin (1932–2005), Russian physicist, worked at Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics and was a professor at the University of Minnesota
  • Austin Larkin (born 1995), American football player
  • Barry Larkin (born 1964), American baseball player
  • Bruce Larkin, children’s book author and poet
  • Byron Larkin (born 1965), American basketball player and sportscaster; brother of Barry and Stephen Larkin
  • Celia Larkin, Irish civil servant and politician
  • Chris Larkin, British actor
  • Christopher Larkin (disambiguation), several people
  • Clarence Larkin, early 20thC US author
  • Claude A. Larkin (1891–1969), American Marine general
  • Colin Larkin, British writer
  • Denis Larkin (1908–1987), Irish politician
  • Diarmuid Larkin (1918–1989), Irish artist and art educationist
  • Dylan Larkin (born 1996), American ice hockey player
  • Edward Larkin (disambiguation), several people
  • Frank Larkin, disability rights activist
  • Frankie Larkin, Glasgow Galaxy baseball player (2022-present)
  • Gene Larkin, American baseball player
  • Geri Larkin – Zen teacher
  • Henry Larkin (1860–1942), American baseball player
  • James Larkin (disambiguation), several people
  • Jill H. Larkin (born 1943), American cognitive scientist
  • Joan Larkin, American poet and playwright
  • Joan Marie Larkin, better known as Joan Jett (born 1958), American musician
  • John Larkin (disambiguation), several people
  • Linda Larkin, American actress
  • Lorenz Larkin, American professional mixed martial artist
  • Maeve Larkin, English actor and playwright
  • Margaret Larkin, American writer and musician
  • Matthew Larkin, Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club.
  • Moscelyne Larkin, Native American ballerina, one of the “Five Moons”
  • Olga I. Larkina, Russian journalist, publicist and writer
  • Oliver Waterman Larkin (1896–1970), American art historian
  • Patrick Larkin (hurler) (1866–1917), Irish hurler
  • Patrick Larkin (novelist), American novelist
  • Patrick Joseph Larkin (1829–1900), ship’s captain, businessman and politician
  • Patty Larkin, American Folk musician
  • Peter Charles Larkin, Canadian businessman
  • Phil Larkin, Irish hurling player
  • Philip Arthur Larkin (1922–1985), English poet
  • Ryan Larkin, Canadian animator
  • Seán Larkin (born 1949), Irish art curator and art educationist
  • Shane Larkin (born 1992), American basketball player; son of Barry Larkin
  • Shannon Larkin (born 1967), American musician, best known as a drummer
  • Sophie Larkin (1833–1903), English actress
  • Stephen Larkin (born 1973), American baseball player; brother of Barry and Byron Larkin
  • Steve Larkin (1910–1969), American baseball player
  • Thomas Larkin (disambiguation), several people
  • Tim Larkin, American video game composer and sound designer
  • Tony Larkin, English professional footballer
  • William Larkin (disambiguation)

People with given name Larkin[edit]

  • Larkin Grimm (born 1981), an American singer-songwriter and musician

Fictional characters[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hanks, P., Coates, R., & McClure, P. (2016). Larkin. The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-967776-4. Retrieved 20 August 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Rev. Patrick Woulfe (1923). “O’Lorcain”. Shloinnte Gaedheal is Gall-Irish Names and Surnames. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

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