Aitken (surname)

The surname Aitken /ˈeɪtkɪn/ is derived from the Lowland Scots personal name Aitken, which is in turn a form of the name Adam. At the time of the British Census of 1881,^[1] its frequency was highest in Peeblesshire (23.6 times the British average), followed by Linlithgowshire, Haddingtonshire, Stirlingshire, Fife, Dunbartonshire, Clackmannanshire, Shetland, Edinburghshire and Ayrshire.

The name Aitken may refer to:

• Abbi Aitken-Drummond (born 1991), Scottish cricketer
• A.J. Aitken, Scottish lexicographer
• Alexander Aitken, New Zealand mathematician
• Andrew Aitken, one of several people including
  • Andrew Aitken (footballer, born 1909), (1909–1984), English footballer
  • Andrew Peebles Aitken (1843–1904), Scottish agricultural chemist
  • Andy Aitken (footballer, born 1877) (1877–1955), Scottish footballer
• Anne Hopkins Aitken (1911–1994), American Buddhist
• Aubrey Aitken (1911–1985), second Bishop of Lynn, 1972–1986
• Ashleigh Aitken, American politician
• Bill Aitken, one of several people including
  • Bill Aitken (politician), Scottish politician.
  • Bill Aitken (traveller), Scottish-born writer and traveller
• Brad Aitken (born 1967), Canadian ice-hockey player
• Brian Aitken, libertarian activist convicted on gun-related charges in New Jersey and subsequently granted clemency
• Charles Aitken, English art administrator
• Charlie Aitken (footballer, born 1932), Scottish footballer
• Charlie Aitken (footballer, born 1942), Scottish footballer
• Chris Aitken (born 1948), Australian rugby player
• Chris Aitken (born 1979), Scottish footballer and manager
• David D. Aitken, American politician from Michigan
• Edith Aitken (1861–1940), British headmistress
• Edward Hamilton Aitken, Scottish writer
• Ewan Aitken, Scottish politician and ordained minister
• George Aitken, one of several people including
  • George Aitken (footballer, born 1928) (1928–2006), Scottish footballer and manager
  • George Aitken (politician) (1836–1909), merchant and politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada
  • George Atherton Aitken CB, MVO (1860–1917), a British civil servant, author, scholar, and a literary biographer
• Glenn Aitken, one of several people including:
  • Glenn Aitken (footballer), English football player
  • Glenn Aitken (singer), London-based New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician
• Harry Aitken (1877–1956), American silent film producer
• Hayley Aitken, Australian singer
• Ian Aitken (disambiguation), one of several people including:
  • Ian Aitken (journalist) (1927–2018), British journalist and political commentator
  • Ian Aitken (footballer) (born 1967), former Australian rules footballer
• Jack Aitken, British-Korean racing driver
• Jacqueline Aitken, British children's writer Jacqueline Wilson
• James Macrae Aitken (1908–1983), Scottish chess player and World War II cryptographer
• Janet Gladys Aitken (1908–1988), Canadian-British socialite
• Janet Macdonald Aitken (1873-1941), Scottish artist
• Jim Aitken, Scottish rugby player
• John Aitken, one of several people including
  • John Aitken (music publisher) (c. 1745–1831), Scottish-American music publisher
  • John Aitken (politician) (1849–1921), mayor of Wellington, New Zealand
  • Johnny Aitken (1885–1918), racing driver
• Johnathan Aitken (born 1978), Canadian ice-hockey player
• Jonathan Aitken (born 1942), British former Conservative minister and convict
• Kate Aitken, Canadian broadcaster
• Kelley Aitken, Canadian writer
• Laurel Aitken, Jamaican ska musician
• Maria Aitken (b. 1945), British actress
• Matt Aitken of Stock Aitken Waterman, British record producer
• Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (1879–1964), Canadian-British business tycoon and politician
• Sir Max Aitken, 2nd Baronet, British press baron and politician
• Maxwell Aitken, 3rd Baron Beaverbrook, British politician
• Hon. Maxwell Francis Aitken
• Michael James Aitken, AM, Australian academic and entrepreneur
• Nicholas Aitken aka Wilbur Wilde, Australian saxophonist
• Pauline Aitken (1893–1958), British artist
• Lady Penelope Aitken (1910–2005), British socialite and daughter of the first Baron of Rugby
• Robert Aitken, one of several people including
  • Robert Aitken (Bible Publisher) (1734–1802), American bible publisher
  • Robert Aitken (composer) (b. 1939), Canadian flutist and composer
  • Sir Robert Aitken (1901 – 1997) University administrator in New Zealand and England
  • Robert Baker Aitken (1917–2010), American teacher of Zen Buddhism, grandson of Robert Grant Aitken
  • Robert Grant Aitken (1864–1951), American astronomer
  • Robert Hope Moncrieff Aitken, Scottish soldier
  • Robert Ingersoll Aitken, American sculptor
  • Robert P. Aitken (1819–1873) Michigan Republican Congressman from 1865 to 1868
• Robin Aitken, British journalist
• Roy Aitken, Scottish football player and manager
• Russell Aitken, Australian rugby league player
• Russell Aitken (RAF officer) (1913–1989), New Zealand pilot
• Sally Aitken (academic), Canadian environmentalist
• Sally Aitken (director), Australian film director
• Samuel Aitken, Scottish football player
• Suzy Aitken, New Zealand TV personality
• Violet Aitken (1886 – 1987) was a British suffragette who was force-fed
• William Aitken (disambiguation), several people, including:
  • William Aitken (footballer) (1894–1973), Scottish soccer player
  • William Aitken (pathologist) (1825–1892), Scottish pathologist
  • William Aitken (politician) (1905–1964), journalist and politician
  • William Alexander Aitken (1785–1851), fur trader with the Ojibwe
  • William McKay Aitken (born 1934), Scottish-born writer and traveller, long a citizen and resident of India
  • William Traven Aitken, British politician, father of Jonathan Aitken