Dakin

See also: dakin

English

Etymology

From a Middle English short form of David +‎ -kin.

Proper noun

Dakin (countable and uncountable, plural Dakins)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A locality in Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada.

Derived terms

• Carrel-Dakin fluid
• Carrel-Dakin solution

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dakin is the 16376^th 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.

Anagrams

• Adkin, Dinka, kadin, kinda