Larkin (name)
Larkin is a given name and surname of Russian, English and Irish origin.
In England, the name is a relationship name from Lar, a pet form of the personal name Laurence. In Ireland, the name means a descendant of Lorcain or Lorcan, originally found in the form O'Lorcain.
Notable people and characters with the name include:
Surname
- Anatoly Larkin, Russian physicist and professor at the University of Minnesota
- Austin Larkin, American football player
- Barry Larkin, American baseball player
- Bruce Larkin, American children's book author and poet
- Byron Larkin, American basketball player and sportscaster; brother of Barry and Stephen Larkin
- Celia Larkin, Irish civil servant and politician
- Chris Larkin, British actor
- Christopher Larkin (disambiguation), several people
- Clarence Larkin, American author
- Claude A. Larkin, American Marine general
- Colin Larkin, British writer
- Denis Larkin, Irish politician
- Diarmuid Larkin, Irish artist and art educationist
- Dylan Larkin, American ice hockey player
- Edward Larkin (disambiguation), several people
- Frank Larkin, Irish disability rights activist
- Gene Larkin, American baseball player
- Geri Larkin, American Zen teacher
- Henry Larkin, American baseball player
- Herbert Joseph Larkin, Australian flying ace
- James Larkin (disambiguation), several people
- Jill H. Larkin, American cognitive scientist
- Joan Larkin, American poet and playwright
- Joan Marie Larkin, better known as Joan Jett, American musician
- John Larkin (disambiguation), several people
- Linda Larkin, American actress
- Lorenz Larkin, American professional mixed martial artist
- Maeve Larkin, English actor and playwright
- Margaret Larkin, American writer and musician
- Matthew Larkin, Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club
- Moscelyne Larkin, American ballerina, one of the "Five Moons"
- Olga I. Larkina, Russian journalist, publicist and writer
- Oliver Waterman Larkin, American art historian
- Patrick Larkin (hurler), Irish hurler
- Patrick Larkin (novelist), American novelist
- Patrick Joseph Larkin, Canadian ship's captain, businessman and politician
- Patty Larkin, American folk musician
- Peter Charles Larkin, Canadian businessman
- Phil Larkin, Irish hurling player
- Philip Arthur Larkin, English poet
- Ryan Larkin, Canadian animator
- Seán Larkin, Irish art curator and art educationist
- Shane Larkin, American basketball player; son of Barry Larkin
- Shannon Larkin, American musician, best known as a drummer
- Sophie Larkin, English actress
- Stephen Larkin, American baseball player; brother of Barry and Byron Larkin
- Steve Larkin, American baseball player
- Thomas Larkin (disambiguation), several people
- Tim Larkin (composer), American video game composer and sound designer
- Tim Larkin (self-defense), American self-defense expert
- Timothy F. Larkin, American football player and coach
- Tony Larkin, English professional footballer
- William Larkin (disambiguation)
Given name
- Larkin B. Coles, American physician, minister, millerite preacher, anti-tobacco activist and vegetarian
- Larkin Grimm, American singer-songwriter and musician
- Larkin Higgins, American poet
- Larkin Kerwin, Canadian physicist
- Larkin Malloy, American actor and acting teacher
- Larkin Goldsmith Mead, American sculptor
- Larkin Seiple, American cinematographer
- Larkin Smith (Virginia politician), American politician
- Larkin I. Smith, American politician
- Larkin Walsh, American lawyer and judge
Fictional characters
- Andy Larkin, the main character of What's with Andy?
- Link Larkin, a lead character in the musical Hairspray
- Pop Larkin, Ma Larkin, and the Larkin family — characters in H. E. Bates' novel The Darling Buds of May and its sequels and television adaptation
- Theresa Russo, from Wizards of Waverly Place, and her parental family
- Maryellen Larkin, from the American Girl series of toys and books
- Bryce Larkin, in the TV show Chuck
- Vince Larkin, a US Marshal played by John Cusack in the Movie Con Air
- Rose Larkin, a main character in the TV show The Night Agent
- Sylvia Larkin, love interest in Sally Rooney's Intermezzo |].