Dawkins is an English surname. It is a compound of 'Daw', a common diminutive of 'David' during the Middle Ages, and Kin; literally "the kin of David". It has also been linked with the Keynes family as a derivative name.
It may refer to:
Benjamin C. Dawkins, Jr. (1911–1984), US District Judge in LouisianaBenjamin C. Dawkins, Sr. (1881–1966), US District Judge in LouisianaBoyd Dawkins (full name Maynard Boyd Dawkins) South Australian sheep breeder and politicianBrian Dawkins (born 1973), American football Safety for the Denver BroncosCecil Dawkins (born 1927), North American author, also known for her personal correspondence with Flannery O'ConnorSir Clinton Edward Dawkins (1859–1905), British businessman and civil servantDarryl Dawkins (1957–2015), American basketball player and coachDerek Dawkins, English footballerEgbert Nathaniel Dawkins III a.k.a. Aloe Blacc, American soul singer and musicianGookie Dawkins (born 1979), baseball playerJames Dawkins (antiquarian) (1722, Jamaica – 6 September 1757, Sutton's Plantation, Jamaica) was a British antiquarian and Jacobite.Jimmy Dawkins, (1936–2013) Chicago blues musicianJohn Sydney "Joe" Dawkins (born 1947), Australian politician, instigator of educational reforms known as the Dawkins RevolutionJohn Dawkins, Australian politician, member of South Australian Legislative CouncilJohnny Dawkins (born 1963), American basketball player and coachMarian Stamp Dawkins (born 1945), professor of animal behaviour at Oxford, ex-wife of Richard DawkinsMarvin Dawkins a.k.a. MC Romeo (born 1980), British garage music MC and member of So Solid CrewPaul Dawkins (born 1979), American basketball playerPeter Dawkins:Peter Dawkins (FBRT), writer and founder-director of the Francis Bacon Research TrustPeter Dawkins (musician) (born 1946), New Zealand record producer and musicianPete Dawkins (Peter Miller Dawkins, born 1938), former US Army Brigadier General and vice chairman of Citigroup Private BankRichard Dawkins (born 1941), ethologist, evolutionary biologist and noted atheistRichard MacGillivray Dawkins (1871–1955), British archaeologistSean Dawkins (born 1971), American football playerWilliam Boyd Dawkins (1837–1929), British geologist and archaeologist