Larraín

Larraín or Larrain is a surname of Basque origin.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 71.1% of all known bearers of the surname Larraín were residents of Chile (frequency 1:4,907), 12.1% of Peru (1:52,191), 6.0% of Argentina (1:140,143), 4.4% of the United States (1:1,627,258), 1.2% of Venezuela (1:487,166) and 1.2% of Spain (1:789,657).

In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:789,657) in the following autonomous communities:

• 1. Balearic Islands (1:182,486)
• 2. Basque Country (1:240,098)
• 3. Community of Madrid (1:400,415)
• 4. Andalusia (1:489,591)
• 5. Navarre (1:636,611)
• 6. Catalonia (1:745,221)

In Chile, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:4,907) in only one region:

• 1. Santiago Metropolitan Region (1:2,720)

People

• Carlos Larraín, a Chilean lawyer and politician.
• Fernando Larraín, a Chilean television actor, comedian
• Felipe Larraín, a Chilean economist
• Gabriel Larraín Valdivieso, a Chilean Catholic bishop
• Gilles Larrain, an American photographer
• Hernán Larraín, a Chilean politician
• Joaquín Larraín Gandarillas, a Chilean priest
• Luis Alfonzo Larrain, a Venezuelan composer
• María Eugenia Larraín, a Chilean female model
• Nicolás Larraín, a Chilean television presenter
• Pablo Larraín, a Chilean filmmaker
• Patricia Larraín, a Chilean actress and TV hostess
• Sara Larraín, a Chilean politician and environmentalist
• Teresa Larraín, a Chilean First Lady
• Julita Astaburuaga Larraín, a Chilean socialite
• Emiliano Figueroa Larraín, President of Chile in 1925-1927
• Joaquín Figueroa Larraín, a Chilean politician
• Juan Francisco Fresno Larraín, a Chilean cardinal
• Arturo Matte Larraín, a Chilean lawyer and politician
• Eliodoro Matte Larraín, President of conservative and influential think-tank Public Studies Center (Centro de Estudios Públicos, CEP)
• María Patricia Matte Larraín, President of the Primary Instruction Society, owner of several schools for poor children in Santiago
• Claudio Orrego Larraín, a Chilean lawyer and politician
• María José Prieto Larraín, a Chilean actress
• Francisco Ramón Vicuña Larraín, a President of Chile in 1829
• Adolfo Zaldívar Larraín, a Chilean politician and lawyer
• Andrés Zaldívar Larraín, a Chilean Christian Democrat politician
• Lasco James Larrain, son of Gilles Larrain
• Manuel Gerardo, Marquis de Larrain, a Chilean-Canadian artist and the titular 52nd Prince of Tyrone (See also O'Neills of Tyrone)
• Martin Larrain, son of Carlos Larrain, that killed Hernan Canales while driving under the influence, in September 2013.

See also

• Larraín family, a prominent Chilean family.
• Larraín Alcalde, a settlement in Pichilemu, Chile