Durkin

Durkin, together with Durcan and Durkan, is the anglicised form of the Irish surnames Ó Duarcáin or Mac Duarcáin. Notable people who spell the surname Durkin include:

• Barbara Durkin, English actress
• Brian F. Durkin (born 1976), American actor
• D. J. Durkin (born 1978), American football coach
• Herbert Durkin, British military officer
• Jim Durkin (born 1961), American politician
• John A. Durkin (1936–2012), U.S. senator
• John Durkin (footballer) (1930–1983), Scottish association football player
• Junior Durkin (1915–1935), American actor
• Kathy Durkin, Irish singer
• Martin Patrick Durkin (1894–1955), American politician
• Martin Durkin (director), British television producer
• Martin James Durkin (1901–1981), American criminal
• Paul Durkin (born 1955), English football referee
• Philip Durkin, lexicographer and etymologist
• Philip J. Durkin (1903–1992), American jurist and politician
• Raymond M. Durkin (1936–2014), American politician
• Shane Durkin (born 1987), Irish hurler
• Tom Durkin (sportscaster) (born 1950), American sportscaster
• Tom Durkin (artist) (1853–1902), Australian cartoonist
• Tom Durkin (soccer coach), American soccer manager
• Thomas Durkin (rugby league) (1895–1958), British rugby league footballer
• Thomas Anthony Durkin, American lawyer
• Thomas M. Durkin, US District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois
• William Durkin (basketball) (1922–2012), American professional basketball player
• William Durkin (footballer) (1921–2000), English professional footballer
• William L. Durkin (1916–2006), American soldier

See also

• Durkin Opening
• Molly Durkin, song
• Muirsheen Durkin, song
• Dorkin, variation of the surname Durkin