Aitchison is a

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

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of Scots origin. It derives from the pet name Atkin, which is a diminutive of

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. Another variant of the name is Acheson. It corresponds to the English name Atkinson, which is particularly common in Northern England. At the time of the British Census of 1881, the relative frequency of the name Aitcheson was highest in Berwickshire (174.6 times the British average), followed by

Haddingtonshire East Lothian (; sco, East Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921. In 1975, the histo ...

Roxburghshire Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh ( gd, Siorrachd Rosbroig) is a historic county and registration county in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It borders Dumfriesshire to the west, Selkirkshire and Midlothian to the north-west, and Berw ...

, Selkirkshire,

Peeblesshire Peeblesshire ( gd, Siorrachd nam Pùballan), the County of Peebles or Tweeddale is a historic county of Scotland. Its county town is Peebles, and it borders Midlothian to the north, Selkirkshire to the east, Dumfriesshire to the south, and Lan ...

, Dumfriesshire,

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, Linlithgowshire, Northumberland and Lanarkshire. The Aitchisons are traditionally a mainly Borders and Lowlands family. They are considered to be a sept of Clan Gordon.Alphabetical list of Scottish names associated with clans and families
In Ireland, the name is common only in Ulster and particularly in counties Antrim and

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. Some Aitchisons are descended from

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, although the name was recorded in Ireland before that period. Acheson is a variation of the name in Scotland and the

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, having been originally spelled Atzinson (with the 'z' being pronounced as 'y', as in ''yet'').

People

Alexander Aitchison Alexander Aitchison (May 20, 1850 – April 5, 1905) was the first full-time fire chief for the city of Hamilton, Ontario. Early life Alexander Aitchison was born on May 20, 1850, at Binghamton, New York, to parents William and Janet. Altho ...

(1850–1905), Canadian fire chief *

Barrie Aitchison Barrie George Aitchison (15 November 1937 – 23 November 2021) was an English footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Colchester United, where he came through the youth ranks before joining Tottenham Hotspur, but failed to ...

(1937–2021), English footballer *

Beatrice Aitchison Beatrice Aitchison (July 18, 1908 – September 22, 1997) was an American mathematician, statistician, and transportation economist who directed the Transport Economics Division of the United States Department of Commerce,. Biography on p.8-12 ...

(1908–1997), American mathematician, statistician, and transportation economist *

Ben Aitchison Benjamin William Aitchison (born 6 July 1999) is an English cricketer. He made his first-class debut on 1 August 2020, for Derbyshire in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy. Prior to his debut, he had signed a rookie contract with Derbyshire. He made his ...

(born 1999), English cricketer *

Cara Aitchison Cara Carmichael Aitchison, (born 1965) is a British human geographer and academic. Since 2016, she has been President and Vice Chancellor of Cardiff Metropolitan University. Having worked in academic and academic administrative appointments at ...

(born 1965), British human geographer and academic * Charles Umpherston Aitchison (1832–1896), Scottish politician *

Craigie Mason Aitchison, Lord Aitchison Craigie Mason Aitchison (26 January 1882 – 2 May 1941) was a Scottish politician and judge. Early life Mason was born on 16 January 1882 in Falkirk, the second son of Elizabeth Mason Craigie and Revd James Aitchison, senior minister of ...

(1882–1941), Scottish politician and judge ** His son

Craigie Aitchison (painter) John Ronald Craigie Aitchison Order of the British Empire, CBE Royal Scottish Academician, RSA Royal Academician, RA (13 January 192621 December 2009) was a Scottish painter. He was best known for his many paintings of the Crucifixion of Jesus, ...

(1926–2009), Scottish painter * D. Craig Aitchison (born 1968), Canadian Army officer *

Danielle Aitchison Danielle Aitchison (born 16 August 2001) is a New Zealand para-athlete who is representing her country at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. She competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres in international events. Biography Aitchison was born in Mo ...

(born 2001), New Zealand para-athlete * Dominic Aitchison (born 1976), Scottish bassist and songwriter * Ern Aitchison (1905–1991), Australian rugby player * George Aitchison (1825–1910), British architect * George Aitchison (1864–1895), Scottish rugby player *

Gordon Aitchison Gordon Aitchison (June 14, 1909 – January 6, 1990) was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI ...

(1909–1990), Canadian basketball player *

Guy Aitchison Guy Aitchison (born 1968) is an American tattoo artist and painter. He was featured on the tattoo reality television shows ''LA Ink'' and ''Tattoo Wars''. Biography Guy Aitchison was born in Michigan. He began painting album covers in 1985 and ...

(born 1968), American tattoo artist and painter *

Hannah Aitchison Hannah Aitchison (born December 20, 1966) is an American tattoo artist. She is best known for her appearances on tattoo reality television shows ''LA Ink'' and ''Best Ink''. Biography Hannah Aitchison was born on December 20, 1966, and is origin ...

(born 1966), American tattoo artist *

Helen Aitchison Frances Helen Aitchison (6 December 1881 – 26 May 1947) was a City of Sunderland, Sunderland-born tennis player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 she won the silver medal with her partner Herbert Barrett in the indoor mix ...

(1881–1947), English tennis player *

Holly Aitchison Holly Nielle Aitchison (born 13 September 1997) is an English rugby union player for Bristol Bears Women. She has played international representative rugby at the World Cup, Olympic Games, and Six Nations Championships. Early life Born in South ...

(born 1997), English rugby player * Ian Aitchison (born 1936), English physicist *

Jack Aitchison Jack Aitchison (born 5 March 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Exeter City. Career Celtic Aitchison graduated from Celtic's school of excellence at St Ninians High School in Kirkintilloch in February 2016, ...

(1911–1976), Australian rugby player *

(born 2000), Scottish footballer *

James Aitchison (cricketer) James Aitchison (26 May 1920 – 13 February 1994) was a Scottish minister in the Church of Scotland and a first-class cricketer. Career Only two other players have appeared more times in first class cricket for Scotland, and Aitchison holds th ...

(1920–1994), Scottish first class cricketer *

James Edward Tierney Aitchison James Edward Tierney Aitchison MD LLD CIE (28 October 1835 – 30 September 1898) was a Scottish surgeon and botanist. He worked as British Commissioner to Ladakh, India in 1872 and collected numerous specimens from the region and published cata ...

(1836–1898), Scottish surgeon and botanist * James H. Aitchison (1908–1994), Canadian academic and politician *

James Aitchesoun James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

, Master of the Scottish Mint in 1553 *

Jean Aitchison Jean Margaret Aitchison (born 3 July 1938) is a Professor Emerita of Language and Communication in the Faculty of English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford. Her main areas of interest i ...

(born 1938), British linguist *

Jenny Aitchison Jennifer Kathleen Aitchison is an Australian politician in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as member for Maitland for the Labor Party at the 2015 New South Wales state election. She is currently the Shadow Minister for Transport in th ...

, Australian politician *

John Aitchison John Aitchison (22 July 1926 – 23 December 2016) was a Scottish statistician. Career John Aitchison studied at the Universitiy of Edinburgh after being uncomfortable explaining to his headmaster that he didn’t plan to attend universi ...

(1779–1875), British Army officer *

(1926–2016), Scottish statistician *

(1928–2009), English cricketer * Martin Aitchison (1919–2016), British illustrator for ''Eagle'' comic and Ladybird books *

Peter Aitchison Peter Munro Aitchison (19 September 1931 – 11 August 2022) was an English Association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Winger, winger in the Football League for Colchester United F.C., Colchester United. His younger brother Ba ...

(born 1931), English footballer *

, New Zealand rower *

Raleigh Aitchison Raleigh Leonidas Aitchison (December 5, 1887 – September 26, 1958), nicknamed "Redskin" was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1915. He continued to pitch in the minor leagues through 1923 with an assortment of teams. After his ret ...

(1887–1958), American baseball player *

Ronald Ernest Aitchison Ronald Ernest Aitchison (29 December 1921 – 9 March 1996) was an Australian physicist and electronics engineer who contributed to a range of fields and technologies from solid-state devices to satellite imaging. He was born in Hurstville, Ne ...

(1921–1996), Australian physicist *

Scott Aitchison Scott Aitchison (born January 14, 1973) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Parry Sound—Muskoka in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election. Prior to his election, he served as may ...

(born 1973), Canadian politician *

Suzy Aitchison Susan Jane Aitchison is an English television actress best known for her role as Susie on ''Jam & Jerusalem''. She is the daughter of June Whitfield. Life She graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in Drama & Theatre Arts. ...

, English actress *

Tom Aitchison Tom Aitchison (8 January 1907 – 25 December 1977) was a Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career Aitchison played for Gala. He was captain in the 1929–30 season. He was in the Gala side that won the Scot ...

(1907–1977), Scotland rugby player *

W. J. Aitchison Colonel William Joseph (W.J.) "Joe" Aitchison, OMM, CD (born December 5, 1941) is a retired Canada, Canadian Canadian military, military officer, and former Colonel of the Regiment for the Royal Canadian Regiment. He is also a security consultant a ...

(born 1941), Canadian Army officer * Charli XCX, real name Charlotte Aitchison (born 1992), British singer-songwriter

Other uses

Aitchison College Aitchison College ( ur, ایچیسن کالج) is an independent, semi-private boys school for boarding and day students from grade 1–13 in Lahore, Pakistan. It has a tradition of providing an education that uses academics, sports, and co-curri ...

, Pakistan *

Dollond & Aitchison Dollond & Aitchison was one of the oldest chains of retail opticians in the United Kingdom, having been established in 1750. The business was absorbed into Boots Opticians in 2009 and stores were rebranded under the Boots Opticians name, comp ...

, a British chain of opticians

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