Eakin is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bruce Eakin (born 1962), Canadian ice-hockey player Chris Eakin, British newsreader Cody Eakin (born 1991), Canadian ice-hockey player Douglas Holtz-Eakin (born 1958), American economist Harvey Eakin (1926–1973), former NASCAR Cup Series driver Jake Lee Eakin, American murderer John R. Eakin (1822–1885), Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court Kay Eakin (1917–1993), American football player Kevin Eakin (born 1981), American football quarterback Michael Eakin (born 1948), American judge Richard M. Eakin (1910–1999), American zoologist Richard R. Eakin (1938–2025), American academic administrator, chancellor of East Carolina University Robert Eakin (1848–1917), American judge Sue Eakin (1918–2009), American professor William Eakin (1828–1918), Canadian politician
See also Eakins Justice Eakin (disambiguation)