The earliest mentioning of the family name MOORKENS I found in the 15th century at the University of Leuven.  The Moorkens at the university originated from Herentals in the province of Antwerp in Belgium.

Since 1983 I am doing genealogical research on the Moorkens in the world.  The Moorkens are situated mainly in the province of Antwerp in Belgium.  All Moorkens are related somehow, although some connect 300 years ago, to :

Heynrick Moerkens x Elisabeth Wouts

(Doc ref 162 - Church records Herentals, marriage 4 November 1596)

The Moorkens database contains nowadays about 5000 names of relatives, from the year 1470 to date.  Please check the surnames list for some of those names.  If you  fill out the form on the surnames list I will let you know if I can link you with this information to the Moorkens database.