Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
LARKINS
As described in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
From lark, a sweet, shrill, musical bird, and kin, a child. Learcean or Leargan, a sloping, green, side of a hill, near the sea, from Lear, Gaelic, the sea.
Surname type: From name of parent
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English