Harkins Surname

26,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Harkins Surname Definition:

A surname in Aberdeen. Probably from Harry, a form of Henry, which see, + diminutive -fen, and gen. -s, = son of Harkin.

Harkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,4581:22,0232,764
Scotland1,5001:3,569626
Australia8881:30,4014,062
England8861:62,8877,392
Canada4331:85,0949,439
New Zealand1451:31,2305,420
Ireland691:68,2454,322
Malta241:17,9281,021
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Wales201:154,72710,755
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Panama61:652,04310,051
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
France21:33,211,361423,184
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1401:31,6423,133
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland5741:6,521938
England1241:196,57615,750
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0341:16,5522,111

Harkins (62) may also be a first name.

Harkins Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname in Aberdeen. Probably from Harry, a form of Henry, which see, + diminutive -fen, and gen. -s, = son of Harkin.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Ó hEarcáin A well known sept of Inishowen. MIF 137; Map Don

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish, English) Descendant of Ercan (red, speckled); or of little Har, a pet form of Harry or Henry (home ruler).

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

Harkins Last Name Facts

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

Harkins is found most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Harkins? popularity and diffusion

Harkins is the 26,143rd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 354,194 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Harkins reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Harkins is also the 1,246,114th most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 62 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 16,458 people, or 1 in 22,023. In The United States Harkins is primarily found in: Texas, where 9 percent live, California, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 56 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Harkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Harkins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Harkins surname increased 542 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 261 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 715 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 51 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Harkins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (84%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Harkins surname are 16.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.8% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Harkins earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.75% more than the national average, earning $44,769 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.06% less than the national average, earning $49,157 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charkins9344/
Kharkins932/
Haerkins930/
Harrkins930/
Harckins930/
Hearkins930/
Arkins92832/
Harkns922/
D'Harkins881/
Herkins86172/
Horkins8681/
Harkens8640/
Garkins862/
Harkims862/
Atrkins861/
Arckins860/
Haerkens80360/
Heurkins8039/
Jearkins8017/
Harkenss8011/
Heerkins806/
Jhorkins801/
Earckins800/
Herckins800/
Erkins77228/
Arkens77200/
Orkins7782/
Arknæs7716/
Arkyns7711/
Arcins772/
Hearkenss751/
Herkens71144/
Arckens71100/
Gorkins7189/
Hörkens7177/
Ourkins711/
Ehrkens710/
Heerkens671,163/
Heurkens67213/
Herckens67209/
Hoerkens6762/

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Harkins Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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