# Aiken (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/aiken/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,812 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,816 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 24,098 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.6% (12,014 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪ.kən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From a mostly Irish variant of Adkin and Atkin, diminutives of the given name Adam.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Aiken in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 66% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Aiken in the United States.

## People named Aiken

- Conrad Aiken, American novelist and poet (1889–1973)
- Clay Aiken, American singer-songwriter, actor, and record producer
- Liam Aiken, American actor (born 1990)
- George Aiken, American politician (1892–1984)
- William Aiken, American politician (1806–1887)
- Miles Aiken, American basketball player
- Frederick Aiken, American lawyer, journalist, and soldier (1832-1878)

## Similar surnames

Akin, Aikin, Aquino, Acuna, Agnew, Aucoin, Agan, Azam, Ahsan, Askin, Azcona, Aasen.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.