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
Junior Durkin (1915–1935), American actor Kathy Durkin, Irish singer
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
See also Durkin Opening Molly Durkin, song Muirsheen Durkin, song Dorkin, variation of the surname Durkin