Larkins Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Ancestors listed as Larkins are often found as Larkin a generation earlier. The family name meaning is “Descendant of Lorcán (fierce)”, the same as for Larkin.

How the spelling arose

Larkins adds a patronymic ending to Larkin, marking ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. The same family of names includes O'Larkin.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Larkins surname had 6,357 bearers. That is enough to place it in the top 10,000 American surnames.

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Larkin surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

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