How common is the surname Aiken?

12,812 people in the United States had the surname Aiken in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,098 Americans. It ranked 2,816th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Aiken?

Conrad Aiken, American novelist and poet (1889–1973), followed by Clay Aiken.

Where is the surname Aiken most common?

Wikidata records people named Aiken in the United States.

How do you pronounce Aiken?

Aiken is /ˈeɪ.kən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Aiken getting more or less common?

More common. 12,014 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,812 in 2010, up 6.6%.

Is Aiken also a first name?

Yes. Aiken is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Aiken

A patronymic surname, carried by 12,812 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈeɪ.kən/ 2 syllables Soundex A250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Aiken is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

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

Aiken is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,812 people named Aiken in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,098 Americans. That is up 6.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,014.

#2,816

rank among US surnames

12,812

people in 2010

4.3

per 100,000 Americans

+6.6%

change since 2000 (was #2,755)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,807	Thrasher	12,836	24,053
#2,808	Danielson	12,833	24,059
#2,809	Ebert	12,830	24,064
#2,810	Tubbs	12,828	24,068
#2,811	Gilchrist	12,825	24,074
#2,812	Cardoza	12,824	24,076
#2,813	Andres	12,821	24,081

Who is named Aiken

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

66% of people named Aiken identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Aikens

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Conrad Aiken
American novelist and poet (1889–1973)
Clay Aiken
American singer-songwriter, actor, and record producer, born 1978
Liam Aiken
American actor (born 1990)
George Aiken
American politician (1892–1984)
William Aiken
American politician (1806–1887)
Miles Aiken
American basketball player, born 1941
Frederick Aiken
American lawyer, journalist, and soldier (1832-1878)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Aiken

Aiken has the Soundex code A250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A250.

Questions

Where does the surname Aiken come from?: From a mostly Irish variant of Adkin and Atkin, diminutives of the given name Adam.
How common is the surname Aiken?: 12,812 people in the United States had the surname Aiken in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,098 Americans. It ranked 2,816th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Aiken?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Aiken identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Aiken?: Conrad Aiken, American novelist and poet (1889–1973), followed by Clay Aiken.
Where is the surname Aiken most common?: Wikidata records people named Aiken in the United States.
How do you pronounce Aiken?: Aiken is /ˈeɪ.kən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Aiken?: Aiken is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Aiken getting more or less common?: More common. 12,014 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,812 in 2010, up 6.6%.
Is Aiken also a first name?: Yes. Aiken is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.