The surname Aitken 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, Retrieved 25 January 2014 its frequency was highest in Peeblesshire (23.6 times the British average), followed by

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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 ...

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, Fife,

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Clackmannanshire Clackmannanshire (; sco, Clackmannanshire; gd, Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn) is a historic county, council area, registration county and Lieutenancy area in Scotland, bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and Perth & Kinross and the ...

, Shetland, Edinburghshire and Ayrshire. The name Aitken may refer to: * Abbi Aitken-Drummond (born 1991), Scottish cricketer *

A.J. Aitken Adam Jack Aitken (19 June 1921 – 11 February 1998) was a Scottish lexicographer and leading scholar of the Scots language. Education and military service Aitken was born on 19 June 1921 in Edinburgh, grew up in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, and ...

, 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 Andrew Peebles Aitken FRSE FBSE (1843-1904) was a Scottish agricultural chemist remembered primarily for his research into fertiliser response times. He laid the foundations of modern understanding of increased crop yields through the use of ar ...

(1843–1904), Scottish agricultural chemist **

Andy Aitken (footballer, born 1877) Andrew Aitken (27 April 1877 – 15 February 1955) was a Scottish footballer who was one of the early game's most prominent players. After playing for local Ayrshire sides, he signed for English Second Division club Newcastle United in 189 ...

(1877–1955), Scottish footballer *

Anne Hopkins Aitken Anne Arundel Hopkins Aitken (February 8, 1911 – June 13, 1994) was an American Zen Buddhist, in the Harada-Yasutani lineage. She co-founded the Honolulu Diamond Sangha in 1959 together with her husband, Robert Baker Aitken. She purchased bo ...

(1911–1994), American Buddhist * Aubrey Aitken (1911–1985), second Bishop of Lynn, 1972–1986 * Bill Aitken, one of several people including ** Bill Aitken (politician), Scottish politician. **

Bill Aitken (traveller) William McKay Aitken is a Scottish-born Indian travel writer and mountain lover. He is the author of a number of books about India, its mountains, rivers and its steam trains. His books are well loved because of their playful spirit and inve ...

, Scottish-born writer and traveller *

Brad Aitken Bradley E. Aitken (born October 30, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey Left Wing who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. Playing career Aitken spent parts of two seasons in the National Hockey League, although the m ...

(born 1967), Canadian ice-hockey player *

Brian Aitken Brian Aitken is an American marketing consultant, entrepreneur, and writer. In 2009, Aitken became a cause célèbre among gun-rights activists in the United States, after he was convicted and sentenced to seven years in prison for possessing hand ...

, libertarian activist convicted on gun-related charges in New Jersey and subsequently granted clemency * Charles Aitken, English art administrator *

Charlie Aitken (footballer born 1932) Charlie Aitken (19 July 1932 – 12 January 2008) was a Scottish professional football player who spent his entire career with Motherwell, making 314 appearances in the Scottish Football League between 1950 and 1966. Aitken died on 12 Januar ...

, 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 * Bruce Aitken, New Zealand Multi Awarding Winning Drummer *

Edward Hamilton Aitken Edward Hamilton Aitken (16 August 1851, in Satara, India – 11 April 1909, in Edinburgh) was a civil servant in India, better known for his humorist writings on natural history in India and as a founding member of the Bombay Natural History So ...

, 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) Glenn Aitken (born in New Zealand on 14 December 1970) also known as Glenn Finlay Aitken, is a London-based New Zealand singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In 2010, he released his debut studio album entitled ''Extraordinary Lives''. ...

, London-based New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician *

Harry Aitken Harry E. Aitken (1877August 1, 1956) was a film studio executive. Life He was born on 4 October 1877. He grew up on a family farm near Goerke's Corners, Wisconsin. The brothers operated Keystone Studios and eventually Harry became a partner i ...

(1877–1956), American silent film producer *

Hayley Aitken Hayley Michelle Aitken (born 11 April 1986) is an Australian pop singer-songwriter and record producer who also performs mononymously as Hayley. She had a top 40 hit on the ARIA Singles Chart with her second single, "Kiss Me Quick" (July ...

, Australian singer * Ian Aitken (disambiguation), one of several people including: **

Ian Aitken (journalist) Ian Levack Aitken (19 September 1927 – 21 February 2018) was a British journalist and political commentator. Early life Aitken was born in Airdrie, Lanarkshire. His father, George, a Lanarkshire infantryman radicalised by his experien ...

(1927–2018), British journalist and political commentator **

Ian Aitken (footballer) Ian "Beaser" Aitken (born 16 May 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia ...

(born 1967), former Australian rules footballer *

Jack Aitken Jack Aitken (Korean: 한세용, ''Han Se-yong''; born 23 September 1995 in London) is a British- South Korean racing driver who currently competes for Racing Team Turkey in the European Le Mans Series and for Emil Frey Racing in the ADAC GT ...

, British-Korean racing driver * Jacqueline Aitken, British children's writer

Jacqueline Wilson Dame Jacqueline Wilson (née Aitken; born 17 December 1945) is an English novelist known for her popular children's literature. Her novels have been notable for featuring realistic topics such as adoption and divorce without alienating her lar ...

James Macrae Aitken James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Befor ...

(1908–1983), Scottish chess player and World War II cryptographer *

Janet Gladys Aitken Janet Gladys Aitken, later Campbell, Montagu, and Kidd, (9 July 1908 – 18 November 1988) was a Canadian-British aristocrat and socialite. The daughter of Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, she grew up at Cherkley Court in Surrey. She was the ...

(1908–1988), Canadian-British socialite * Janet Macdonald Aitken (1873-1941), Scottish artist *

Jim Aitken Jim Aitken (born 22 November 1947) is a British businessman and former Scotland international rugby union player. His regular playing position was Prop. Rugby Union career Amateur career Aitken played for his hometown club Penicuik, before mo ...

, Scottish rugby player * John Aitken, one of several people including ** John Aitken (music publisher) (c. 1745–1831), Scottish-American music publisher **

John Aitken (politician) John Guthrie Wood Aitken (6 February 1849 – 17 August 1921) was the Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand from 1900 to 1905. Biography Early life Aitken was born at Low Park Farm, Kilchenzie, Kintyre, Argyleshire, Scotland, on 6 February 1849 and ...

(1849–1921), mayor of Wellington, New Zealand **

Johnny Aitken Johnny Aitken (May 3, 1885 – October 15, 1918) was an American racecar driver from Indianapolis, who was active in the years prior to World War I. Aitken competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times. He started the race twice, in 1911 and 191 ...

(1885–1918), racing driver * Johnathan Aitken (born 1978), Canadian ice-hockey player *

Jonathan Aitken Jonathan William Patrick Aitken (born 30 August 1942) is a British author, Church of England priest, former prisoner and former Conservative Party politician. Beginning his career in journalism, he was elected to Parliament in 1974 (serving un ...

(born 1942), British former

Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...

minister and convict *

Kate Aitken Kate Aitken (April 6, 1891 – December 11, 1971) was a Canadian radio and television broadcaster in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Sometimes known by the nickname Mrs. A,"A Canadian Martha?" ''Toronto Globe & Mail'', January 3, 1996, p. A14 she wa ...

, Canadian broadcaster *

Kelley Aitken Kelley Aitken is a Canadian writer, visual artist, and art instructor. Aitken was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and graduated from the University of Guelph with a degree in Fine Arts. Her first book, a collection of short stories entitled ...

, Canadian writer * Laurel Aitken, Jamaican ska musician *

Maria Aitken Maria Penelope Katharine Aitken (born 12 September 1945) is an English theatre director, teacher, actress, and writer. Early life and career Aitken was born in Dublin, Ireland, the daughter of Sir William Aitken, a Conservative MP, and Penelo ...

(b. 1945), British actress *

Matt Aitken Matthew James Aitken (born 25 August 1956) is an English songwriter and record producer, brought up in Astley, Greater Manchester, best known as the creative force behind the 1980s and early 1990s songwriting/production trio Stock Aitken Waterman ...

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 Sir John William Maxwell Aitken, 2nd Baronet, (15 February 1910 – 30 April 1985), briefly 2nd Baron Beaverbrook in 1964, was a Canadian-British fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War, a Conservative politician, and press baron. ...

, British press baron and politician *

Maxwell Aitken, 3rd Baron Beaverbrook Maxwell William Humphrey Aitken, 3rd Baron Beaverbrook (born 29 December 1951), is a British peer and politician. Family Maxwell Aitken is the grandson of The 1st Baron Beaverbrook and the only son of Sir Max Aitken, by his third marriage to ...

, British politician * Hon. Maxwell Francis Aitken * Michael James Aitken, AM, Australian academic and entrepreneur * Nicholas Aitken aka

Wilbur Wilde Wilbur Wilde (born Nicholas Robert Aitken on 5 October 1955) is an Australian saxophonist, television personality and radio presenter. He is best known for his work on '' Hey Hey It's Saturday''. He rose to prominence with the bands Ol' 55 and ...

, Australian saxophonist *

Pauline Aitken Pauline Aitken (30 June 1893 –1958) was a British artist and sculptor. Biography Aitken was born in Accrington in Lancashire where her father was the town clerk and a solicitor for the Corporation of Accrington. Aitken attended the Manch ...

(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 Robert Baker Dairyu Chotan Aitken Rōshi (June 19, 1917 – August 5, 2010) was a Zen teacher in the Harada-Yasutani lineage. He co-founded the Honolulu Diamond Sangha in 1959 together with his wife, Anne Hopkins Aitken. Aitken received Dharma ...

(1917–2010), American teacher of Zen Buddhism, grandson of Robert Grant Aitken **

Robert Grant Aitken Robert Grant Aitken (December 31, 1864 – October 29, 1951) was an American astronomer. Early life and education Robert Grant Aitken was born in Jackson, California, to Scottish immigrant Robert Aitken and Wilhelmina Depinau. Aitken atten ...

(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 Robert Sime "Roy" Aitken (born 24 November 1958) is a Scottish former football player and manager. He made over 480 league appearances for Celtic, and later played for Newcastle United, St Mirren and Aberdeen. Aitken also made 57 international ...

, Scottish football player and manager * Russell Aitken, Australian rugby league player * Russell Aitken (RAF officer) (1913–1989), New Zealand pilot * Sally Aitken, Canadian environmentalist * Samuel Aitken, Scottish football player * Suzy Aitken, New Zealand TV personality * Violet Aitken (1886 – 1987) was a British suffragette who was force-fed * William McKay Aitken (born 1934), Scottish-born writer and traveller, long a citizen and resident of India * William Aitken (politician) (1905–1964), journalist and politician * William Aitken (footballer) (1894–1973), Scottish soccer player * William Alexander Aitken (1785–1851), fur trader with the Ojibwe * William Aitken (pathologist) (1825–1892), Scottish pathologist * William Traven Aitken, British politician, father of Jonathan Aitken

Aitkens

Michael Aitkens Michael Aitkens (born 1947) is a British actor and writer of drama scripts for movies, television and stage. His BBC situation comedy '' Waiting for God'', first shown in 1990, was BAFTA nominated. Michael Aitkens was educated at Haileybury ...

, British television writer

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