Aikenhead is a
Scots language surname of
medieval Scottish
Scotland in the Middle Ages concerns the history of Scotland from the departure of the Romans to the adoption of major aspects of the Renaissance in the early sixteenth century.
From the fifth century northern Britain was divided into a serie ...
origin. Its oldest public record dates to 1372, when
Robert II granted the lands of "Akynheuide" in
Lanark
Lanark ( ; ; ) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located 20 kilometres to the south-east of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton. The town lies on the River Clyde, at its confluence with Mouse Water. In 2016, the town had a populatio ...
to John de Maxwell, and in the same year, Convallus de Akinhead was recorded as witness to another land grant.
Notable people with the surname Aikenhead include:
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Arlene Aikenhead
Arlene Aikenhead is a Canadian Paralympic equestrian and boccia player from Alberta.
She competed in the 1984 Summer Paralympics
The 1984 International Games for the Disabled, commonly known as the 1984 Summer Paralympics, were the seventh P ...
, Canadian Paralympic equestrian
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Mary Aikenhead
Mother Mary Frances Aikenhead (19 January 1787 – 22 July 1858) was born in Daunt's Square off Grand Parade, Cork, Ireland. Described as one of nursing's greatest leaders, she was the founder of the Catholic religious institute, the Religi ...
(1787–1858), Roman Catholic nun
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Thomas Aikenhead
Thomas Aikenhead ( bapt. 28 March 1676 – 8 January 1697) was a Scottish student from Edinburgh, who was prosecuted and executed at the age of 20, on a charge of blasphemy under the Blasphemy Act 1661 and Blasphemy Act 1695. He was the last ...
(1676–1697), executed for blasphemy
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William Aikenhead (1842–1902), Member of
Tasmanian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Tasmanian Legislative Council, Legislative Council or Upper House. It sits in Parliament House, Hobart, Parliament Hou ...
See also
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Aitkenhead, surname
External links
Coat of armsAikenhead surname
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Surnames of Scottish origin
Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin
Toponymic surnames