Lakin is a surname. Notable people with the surname are as follows:
Arad Simon Lakin (1810–1890), American Methodist minister, and university president B. R. Lakin (1901–1984), American Baptist preacher and evangelist Barklie Lakin (1914–2011), British industrialist Charlie Lakin (born 1999), English footballer Charles Ernest Lakin (1878–1972), English physician Christine Lakin (born 1979), American actress Cyril Lakin (1915–1993), Welsh politician and farmer Daniel Lakin (born 1834), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient George W. Lakin (1816–1884), American schoolteacher and lawyer Kenneth Meade Lakin (1941–2014), American physicist Mervyn Lakin (1888–1954), Australian politician Sir Michael Henry Lakin (1846–1931), British businessman Rita Lakin (born 1930), American screenwriter Thomas Lakin (1840–??), U.S. Navy officer Travis Lakins Sr. (born 1994), American professional baseball player William Lakin Turner (1867–1936), English landscape artist