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Surname Etymology and Meaning of HANKIN

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. English (chiefly Lancashire) and Scottish: from the Middle English personal name Hankin, a pet form of Hann, with the addition of the hypocoristic suffix -kin.
2. English: from Middle English Handekin, a diminutive of the nickname Hand.
3. English: from Middle English Hamekin, a pet form of the personal name Hamo, Hame (see Hammond).
4. Dutch: from a pet form of the personal name Johann(es) (see John).
5. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from Khanke (a pet form of the Yiddish female personal name Khane; see Hanna), with the Slavic possessive suffix -in.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)