Galkin (masculine, ) or Galkina (feminine, ) is a Russian surname. It is derived from Galka (, jackdaw) Alternatively, among Eastern European Jews, Galkin may be an altered transliteration of Halkin, consistent with the common Eastern Slavic shift of the /h/ sound to /g/.
Notable people with the surname include:
Aleksey Galkin, Russian GRU officer Aleksandr Galkin (1948–2018), Russian football coach and former football player Aleksandr Galkin (born 1979), Russian chess grandmaster Evgeni Galkin (born 1975), Russian professional ice hockey winger Maxim Galkin (born 1976), Russian-Israeli comedian, singer, and TV host Pavel Galkin (born 1968), Russian sprinter Pavel Andreyevich Galkin (1922–2021), Soviet military pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union Vladislav Galkin (1971–2010), Russian actor
Galkina Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (born 1978), Russian middle-distance runner Katsiaryna Halkina (born 1997), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast Lyubov Galkina (born 1973), Russian sport shooter Lyudmila Galkina (born 1972), Russian athlete Ekaterina Galkina (born 1988), Russian curler
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