Dakin
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English
Etymology
From a Middle English short form of David + -kin.
Proper noun
Dakin (countable and uncountable, plural Dakins)
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- A locality in Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dakin is the 16376th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1758 individuals. Dakin is most common among White (94.71%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dakin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 404.