Dakin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alec Naylor Dakin (born 1912), Cryptographer at Hut 4, Bletchley park , Egyptologist and schoolmaster
Christine Dakin (born 1949), American dancer, teacher and director
Glenn Dakin (born 1960), British cartoonist and author
Henry Drysdale Dakin (1880–1952), English chemist
Henry H. Dakin (1870–1956), provincial politician from Alberta, Canada
James H. Dakin (1806–1852), American architect
Janet Wilder Dakin (1910–1994), American philanthropist and zoologist
Jonathan Dakin (born 1973), English cricketer
Michael Dakin (born 1933), retired Royal New Zealand Artillery officer, Vietnam veteran and management consultant
Nic Dakin (born 1955), British politician
Tim Dakin (born 1958), Bishop of Winchester, England
William John Dakin (1883–1950), British-Australian biologist
