Edkins is a surname. The surname has patronymic origins, meaning Edkin's son. Edkin is a diminutive or pet name form of Ed or Eddie, which are shortenings of personal names such as Edward or Edmund. Mark Antony Lower calls Edkins a diminutive of Edward. In some instances, Edkins may have also emerged as a variant or altered form of Atkins or Adkins.
Notable people with the surname include:
Alex Edkins, Canadian musician Barry Edkins (born 1956), New Zealand rugby player Don Edkins (born 1953), South African filmmaker and producer Jenny Edkins, British political scientist Joseph Edkins (1823–1905), British Protestant missionary, linguist, translator, and philologist (born 1980), American-born South African film director
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