Eakins is an English surname. People with this name include: Dallas Eakins (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey defenseman and head coach Jim Eakins (born 1946), American basketball player John Eakins (1923/4–1998), Canadian politician Peter Eakins (born 1947), Australian rules footballer Susan Macdowell Eakins (1851–1938), American artist, wife of Thomas Eakins Thomas Eakins (1844–1916), American artist See also Eakin English-language surnames