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* [[Suzy Aitken]], New Zealand TV personality |
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* [[William McKay Aitken]] (born 1934), Scottish-born writer and traveller, long a citizen and resident of India |
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* [[William Aitken (politician)]] (1905–1964), journalist and politician |
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* [[William Aitken (footballer)]] (1894–1973), Scottish soccer player |
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* [[William Alexander Aitken]] (1785–1851), fur trader with the Ojibwe |
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* [[William Aubrey Aitken|Aubrey Aitken]] (1911–1985), second Bishop of Lynn, 1972–1986 |
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* [[William Aitken (pathologist)]] (1825–1892), Scottish pathologist |
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* [[William Traven Aitken]], British politician, father of Jonathan Aitken |
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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:
- Abbi Aitken, Scottish cricketer
- A.J. Aitken, Scottish lexicographer
- Alexander Aitken, New Zealand mathematician
- Anne Hopkins Aitken (1911–1994), American Buddhist
- Bill Aitken, one of several people including
- Bill Aitken (politician), Scottish politician.
- Bill Aitken (traveller), Scottish-born writer and traveller
- Brad Aitken, Canadian 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
- David D. Aitken, American politician from Michigan
- Bruce Aitken, New Zealand Multi Awarding Winning Drummer
- Edward Hamilton Aitken, Scottish writer
- Ewan Aitken, Scottish politician and ordained minister
- Glenn Aitken, one of several people including:
- Glenn Aitken (footballer), English football player
- Glenn Aitken (singer), London-based New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician
- Hayley Aitken, Australian singer
- Ian Aitken (disambiguation), multiple people
- 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 Macdonald Aitken (1873-1941), Scottish artist
- Jim Aitken, Scottish rugby player
- John Aitken, one of several people
- Johnathan Aitken, Canadian ice-hockey player
- Jonathan Aitken (b. 1942), British former Conservative minister
- 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
- 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
- Sally Aitken, Canadian environmentalists
- Samuel Aitken, Scottish football player
- Suzy Aitken, New Zealand TV personality
- 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
- Aubrey Aitken (1911–1985), second Bishop of Lynn, 1972–1986
- William Aitken (pathologist) (1825–1892), Scottish pathologist
- William Traven Aitken, British politician, father of Jonathan Aitken
Aitkens
- Michael Aitkens, British television writer
See also
References
- ^ "Aitken Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014
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