Durkin Surname

28,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Durkin Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Stupid, Obstinate [Irish dur + the diminutive suff. -can]

Durkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,8851:33,2994,151
England3,8251:14,5672,150
Russia1,4921:96,59711,949
Australia1,0111:26,7023,635
Ireland7701:6,116941
Canada3061:120,41012,664
Scotland3011:17,7872,137
Northern Ireland1361:13,5661,922
New Zealand1291:35,1036,033
Wales1021:30,3393,079
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Israel101:855,76354,181
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
China41:341,830,39216,990
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
France31:22,140,907385,998
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5121:8,6521,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1371:21,4383,026
Scotland1081:34,6592,797
Wales651:24,1291,387
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3121:38,2764,540

Durkin (57) may also be a first name.

Durkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Stupid, Obstinate [Irish dur + the diminutive suff. -can]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) The son of Duarcan (the gloomy one).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Durkin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Durkin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Durkin (Russian: Дуркин) occurs most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Durkin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 28,038th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 380,193 people. Durkin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Durkin are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,308,380th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 57 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 10,885 people, or 1 in 33,299. In The United States Durkin is most prevalent in: New York, where 11 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 58 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.

Durkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Durkin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Durkin surname grew 830 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 336 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 150 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 279 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Durkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Durkin surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (76%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Durkin surname are 36.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Durkin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 98.2% more than the national average, earning R 470,988 per year; in United States they earn 12.93% more than the national average, earning $48,727 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.78% more than the national average, earning $54,541 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Durkina921,561/
Durking9224/
Daurkin9218/
Durkimn922/
Dhurkin921/
Durkkin921/
Durkinn921/
Duerkin920/
Durkcin920/
Durckin920/
Durkn911/
Daurkina8636/
Dorkin831,256/
Durken83317/
Dirkin83130/
Durkyn8374/
Durcin838/
Durkyna7777/
Durchin7754/
Duurken7740/
Doorkin7722/
Dourcin7721/
Duerken772/
Dierkin771/
Durquin771/
Durkenn770/
Dourken770/
Dirkn730/
Dourquin714/
Daurkyna713/
Dirkienė712/
Dorzhkin712/
Dorken67258/
Dirken67255/
Dürken6727/
Dorkyn6720/
Durcen671/
Dierken62428/
Dircken62194/
Doerken6262/
Durchen6212/
Dierckn621/
Dourkem621/
Durquen621/
Diercken5736/

Durkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Durkin in the Russian language
Дуркинdurkin-

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