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.