# Dawkins (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dawkins/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 15,431 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,363 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 20,008 people |
| Change since 2000 | +11% (13,940 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɔːkɪnz/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Dawkin + -s (“patronymic suffix”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dawkins in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 33% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dawkins in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Dawkins

- Darryl Dawkins, American basketball player-coach
- Marian Stamp Dawkins, British biologist
- Angelo Dawkins, American professional wrestler
- Johnny Dawkins, American basketball player and coach
- Jimmy Dawkins, American blues musician (1936–2013)
- Dion Dawkins, American football player (born 1994)
- Andre Dawkins, American basketball player (born 1991)
- Aubrey Dawkins, American basketball player (born 1995)
- Richard MacGillivray Dawkins, British archaeologist (1871–1955)
- Aloe Blacc, American singer and rapper

## Similar surnames

Dockins, Deakins, Deskins, Dickinson, Dickens, Dejong, Dickenson, Duggins, Dismuke, Diggins, DeShong, Deschenes.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.