Aitken (surname)

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, 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-Drummond (born 1991), Scottish cricketer
 * A.J. Aitken, 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 (1843–1904), Scottish agricultural chemist
 * Andy Aitken (footballer, born 1877) (1877–1955), Scottish footballer
 * Anne Hopkins Aitken (1911–1994), American Buddhist
 * Aubrey Aitken (1911–1985), second Bishop of Lynn, 1972–1986
 * Ashleigh Aitken, American politician
 * Bill Aitken, one of several people including
 * Bill Aitken (politician), Scottish politician.
 * Bill Aitken (traveller), Scottish-born writer and traveller
 * Brad Aitken (born 1967), Canadian ice-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
 * Chris Aitken (born 1948), Australian rugby player
 * Chris Aitken (born 1979), Scottish footballer and manager
 * David D. Aitken, American politician from Michigan
 * Edith Aitken (1861–1940), British headmistress
 * Edward Hamilton Aitken, 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), London-based New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician
 * Harry Aitken (1877–1956), American silent film producer
 * Hayley Aitken, Australian singer
 * Ian Aitken (disambiguation), one of several people including:
 * Ian Aitken (journalist) (1927–2018), British journalist and political commentator
 * Ian Aitken (footballer) (born 1967), former Australian rules footballer
 * 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 Gladys Aitken (1908–1988), Canadian-British socialite
 * Janet Macdonald Aitken (1873-1941), Scottish artist
 * Jim Aitken, Scottish rugby player
 * John Aitken, one of several people including
 * John Aitken (music publisher) (c. 1745–1831), Scottish-American music publisher
 * John Aitken (politician) (1849–1921), mayor of Wellington, New Zealand
 * Johnny Aitken (1885–1918), racing driver
 * Johnathan Aitken (born 1978), Canadian ice-hockey player
 * Jonathan Aitken (born 1942), British former Conservative minister and convict
 * 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
 * Pauline Aitken (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 (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
 * Russell Aitken (RAF officer) (1913–1989), New Zealand pilot
 * Sally Aitken (academic), Canadian environmentalist
 * Sally Aitken (director), Australian film director
 * Samuel Aitken, Scottish football player
 * Suzy Aitken, New Zealand TV personality
 * Violet Aitken (1886 – 1987) was a British suffragette who was force-fed
 * William Aitken (disambiguation), several people, including:
 * William Aitken (footballer) (1894–1973), Scottish soccer player
 * William Aitken (pathologist) (1825–1892), Scottish pathologist
 * William Aitken (politician) (1905–1964), journalist and politician
 * William Alexander Aitken (1785–1851), fur trader with the Ojibwe
 * William McKay Aitken (born 1934), Scottish-born writer and traveller, long a citizen and resident of India
 * William Traven Aitken, British politician, father of Jonathan Aitken

Aitkens

 * Michael Aitkens, British television writer