Around the globe, Makins (Makins 
) is a very rare unisex first name. The first name Makins is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, where it is an extremely rare epicene name. Predominantly, Makins is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Makins | United Kingdom, United States, South Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Canada |
| sir william vivian makins, 3rd bt. (1903-1969) (b. 1903) |
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| sir paul vivian makins, 4th bt. (1913-1999) (b. 1913) |
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