Galkin (masculine, Russian: Галкин) or Galkina (feminine, Russian: Галкина) is a Russian surname. It is derived from Galka (Russian: галка, jackdaw)[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Aleksey Galkin, Russian GRU officer
- Aleksandr Galkin (1948–2018), Russian football coach and former football player
- Aleksandr Galkin (born 1979), Russian chess grandmaster
- Evgeni Galkin (born 1975), Russian professional ice hockey winger
- Maxim Galkin (born 1976), Russian comedian, singer, and TV host
- Pavel Galkin (born 1968), Russian sprinter
- Pavel Andreyevich Galkin (1922–2021), Soviet military pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union
- Vladislav Galkin (1971–2010), Russian actor