Etymology

Durkin

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Today it means: A surname from Irish. Full definition →

Irish Mac Duarcáin
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Duarcáin“son of Duarcán”
  2. English todayDurkin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Duarcáin (“son of Duarcán”), a personal name from a diminutive of duairc (“surly, morose”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.