Larraín

Larraín or Larrain is a surname of Basque origin.

## Geographical distribution[edit]

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]

* 1\. Santiago Metropolitan Region (1:2,720)

## People[edit]

* 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
* 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[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ Larrain surname distribution

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