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 (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 (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 (born 1973), Australian water polo player from the gold medal squad of the 2000 Summer Olympics * St. John Emile Clavering Hankin (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

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