Eakin is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bruce Eakin, Canadian ice-hockey player Chris Eakin, British newsreader Cody Eakin, Canadian ice-hockey player Douglas Holtz-Eakin, American economist Harvey Eakin, former NASCAR Cup Series driver Jake Lee Eakin, American murder John R. Eakin (1822–1885), Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court Kay Eakin (1917–1993), American football player Kevin Eakin, American football quarterback Michael Eakin, American judge Richard M. Eakin (1910–1999), American zoologist Richard R. Eakin (born 1938), 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) English-language surnames