Hankin is a surname. This surname can trace its roots back to either the Anglo-Saxon people of Britain and to the name ''Johan-kin'', or to the Scandinavian Nordic name ''Haakon'' and its patronymic ''Haakonsson''. The name "Haakon" is from Old Norse meaning "High kin" coming from ''Há'' (high/chosen) and ''konr'' (descendant/kin). Haakonsson subsequently became anglicised into Modern-English as Hankinson,

Hankins Hankins is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Abraham P. Hankins (1900–1963), American painter * Antthony Mark Hankins (born 1968), American fashion designer * Catherine Hankins (born 1949), Canadian epidemiologist * Cecil Hank ...

, Hankin, Annakin. The surname is also a Jewish surname ( he, חנקין) meaning child (kin) of Hanna. Notable people with the surname include: *

Ernest Hanbury Hankin Ernest Hanbury Hankin (4 February 1865 – 29 March 1939) was an English bacteriologist, aeronautical theorist and naturalist. Working mainly in India, he studied malaria, cholera and other diseases. He is often considered as among the first to ...

(1865–1939), British bacteriologist, aeronautical theorist and naturalist *

Larry Hankin Larry Hankin (born ) is an American character actor, performer, director, comedian and producer. He is known for his major film roles as Charley Butts in '' Escape from Alcatraz'' (1979), Ace in '' Running Scared'' (1986), and Carl Alphonse in ...

(born 1940), American actor, performer, director and producer *

Nigel Hankin Nigel Bathurst Hankin (1920-2007) was brought up by his grandmother in Bexhill, Sussex. He was sent to Burma during late World War II but the war ended around the time he reached Bombay, India (now Mumbai, India). He liked the bustle of the Ind ...

(1920–2007), English lexicographer who lived in India *

Ray Hankin Raymond Hankin (born 21 February 1956) is an English former professional footballer. A centre forward, he played in the Football League for Burnley, Leeds United, Middlesbrough, Peterborough United and Wolverhampton Wanderers. He spent three se ...

(born 1956), former English footballer * Sean Hankin (born 1981), English semi-professional footballer *

Simone Hankin Simone Lorraine Hankin (born 28 February 1973 in Sydney) is an Australian water polo player from the gold medal squad of the 2000 Summer Olympics. See also * Australia women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympi ...

(born 1973), Australian water polo player from the gold medal squad of the 2000 Summer Olympics *

St. John Emile Clavering Hankin St. John Emile Clavering Hankin (25 September 1869 – 15 June 1909) was an English Edwardian essayist and playwright. Along with George Bernard Shaw, John Galsworthy, and Harley Granville-Barker, he was a major exponent of Edwardian "New Drama" ...

(1869–1909), British Edwardian essayist and playwright *

Yehoshua Hankin Yehoshua Hankin ( he, יהושע חנקין, 1864 – 11 November 1945) was a Zionist activist who was responsible for most of the major land purchases of the Zionist Organization in Ottoman Palestine and Mandatory Palestine – in particular for ...

(1864–1945), Zionist activist responsible for land purchases of the World Zionist Organization in Ottoman Palestine