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*[[Alexander Aitken]], New Zealand mathematician
*[[Alexander Aitken]], New Zealand mathematician
* [[Anne Hopkins Aitken]] (1911–1994), American Buddhist
* [[Anne Hopkins Aitken]] (1911–1994), American Buddhist
* [[Bill Aitken (disambiguation)|Bill Aitken]], one of several people including
* [[William Aitken (disambiguation)|Bill Aitken]], one of several people including
** [[Bill Aitken (politician)]], Scottish politician.
** [[Bill Aitken (politician)]], Scottish politician.
** [[Bill Aitken (traveller)]], Scottish-born writer and traveller
** [[Bill Aitken (traveller)]], Scottish-born writer and traveller

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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,[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:

Aitkens

See also

References

  1. ^ "Aitken Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014