Searls is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Damion Searls, American writer and translator Dane Searls (1988–2011), Australian BMX rider Doc Searls (born 1947), blogger on Linux Fanny Searls (1851–1939), American doctor and botanical collector, after whom Searls’ prairie clover Dalea searlsiae is named Hank Searls (born 1922), American writer and screenwriter Niles Searls (1825–1907), American judge See also Searles (disambiguation) Searl Serles Searle (disambiguation)