Larkins Surname

43,331st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Larkins Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Laurence.' This saint of universal popularity has made a deep impression upon our nomenclature; v. Law (a), Lawson, Lowrie, Laurie, Larkin, Larrett, &c.

Gilbert Laueronce, Cambridgeshire, 1273.

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Larkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,3351:43,4865,336
Australia1,3991:19,2962,671
England1,3521:41,2125,291
South Africa2271:238,66824,509
New Zealand1891:23,9594,190
Canada1741:211,75620,505
Scotland1071:50,0364,328
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Wales271:114,6128,773
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Latvia191:107,89715,192
India131:59,005,029552,550
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8331:29,2623,947
Scotland511:73,3964,210
Wales91:174,2686,522
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8141:17,8462,275

Larkins (32) may also be a first name.

Larkins Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Laurence.' This saint of universal popularity has made a deep impression upon our nomenclature; v. Law (a), Lawson, Lowrie, Laurie, Larkin, Larrett, &c.

Gilbert Laueronce, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John fil. Laurence, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Simon fil. Laurencii, London, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Nicholas Lawranson, of Poynton, Cheshire, 1584: Wills at Chester.

James Lawranson, of Maghull, 1613: ibid.

Josiah Lawrenson, of Frodsham: ibid. (1681-1700).

Memorials to members of one and the same family represent the name as follows:

Mary, wife of John Laurence, 1736: History of Norfolk.

Ester, wife of John Lawrence, 1796: ibid.

Mary, d. of John and Ester Lanranee, 1727: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Larkin’s (Son), Larkin’s Son v. Larkin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Son of Little Lawrence” (q.v.) in Old Eng­lish.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Descendant of little Lar, a pet form of Laurence (laurel, symbol of victory).

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

The personal name, from the Latin Laurentius. The following are its diminutives and derivatives; Lawrie, Larry, Larkin, Larking, Larkins, Lawes, Lawson, Lawkin.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Flourishing.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

From lark, a sweet, shrill, musical bird, and kin, a child. Learcean or Leargan, a sloping, green, side of a hill, near the sea, from Lear, Gaelic, the sea.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Flourishing, spreading, from Laurus, the laurel—tree. Sir Robert Lawrence, of Ashton Hall, Lancashire, England, accompanied Richard I. to the Holy Land, 1191.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(English), Larkin's, or of Little Larry or Lawrence.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Lawrence. —Characteristic of the southern half of England, especially numerous in the south - west, where it is best represented in Somerset, and then in the neighbouring counties of Dorset and Gloucester. Lawrenson is a Lancashire name. Amongst the derivatives of Lawrence are included Law, Lawes, Lawson, Lawrie, Larkin, etc. In one form or another this ancient name is scattered over England.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Larkins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Larkins (Russian: Ларкинс) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Larkins? popularity and diffusion

The surname Larkins is the 43,331st most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 606,689 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Larkins are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held given name at a global level It is held by 32 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 8,335 people, or 1 in 43,486. In The United States Larkins is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Maryland, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 49 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 12 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Larkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Larkins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Larkins last name increased 296 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Larkins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Larkins last name is principally Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Larkins surname are 9.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.75% registered with the party.

The amount Larkins earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.48% more than the national average, earning R 445,512 per year; in United States they earn 3.83% less than the national average, earning $41,495 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.66% less than the national average, earning $49,353 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Larkinns931/
Larkns921/
Larkens86100/
Lerkins8654/
Lorkins8649/
Larkims860/
Lörkens7119/
Lorkens719/
Lerkens710/
Loerkens673/
Lerquins672/

Larkins Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Larkins in the Russian language
Ларкинсlarkins-

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Larkins Reference & Research

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