Submitted Surname Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
3/12/2017, 5:26 AM	LMS
1/16/2017, 6:25 PM	NameWitch

Name Dawkins

Type Surname (from given name)

Usage English, Popular Culture

Scripts Dawkins

Pronounced Pron. DAW-kins (English)

Edit Status Status not set

Meaning & History

English patronymic from a pet form of DAW.

It was used for Ethologist Richard Dawkins. Another famous bearer is a literary character named Jack Dawkins , from Charles Dickens 1838 novel , Oliver Twist.

Added 1/16/2017 by NameWitch