Durkin
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Duarcáin (“son of Duarcán”), a personal name from a diminutive of duairc (“surly, morose”).
Proper noun[edit]
Durkin (plural Durkins)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Durkin is the 4448th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7975 individuals. Durkin is most common among White (95.29%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Durkin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 502.