Larkin Family History
Larkin Name Meaning
English: from a medieval personal name a diminutive of Lar- Lor- both pet forms of Lawrence formed with the addition of the Middle English suffix -kin. Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Lorcáin ‘descendant of Lorcán’ a personal name from a diminutive of lorc ‘fierce cruel’. This Gaelic name was often regarded as an equivalent of English Lawrence .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022