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There are approximately 1,558 people named Larkins in the UK. That makes it the 5,377th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 25 are named Larkins.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
From name of parent

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The Larkins surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

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.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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