Dawkins Family History
Dawkins Name Meaning
English: variant of Dawkin from the Middle English personal name Dawkin a pet form of Daw + the diminutive suffix -kin with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The name mostly denoted ‘little or young Ralph ’ and perhaps occasionally ‘little or young David ’. The -kin suffix may have been used to distinguish a son from a same-named father. Compare Dakin .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022