Harkin

English

Etymology

• As an Irish surname, from Ó hEarcáin, "descendant of Earcán," from earc.
• As an English surname, spelling variant related to Harkey.

Proper noun

Harkin (plural Harkins)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Harkin is the 24914^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 998 individuals. Harkin is most common among White (94.49%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Harkin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 131.