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    The surname Aikin

    A patronymic surname, carried by 936 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A250

    Aikin: #26,143 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Aikin #26,143, 936 people Aikin: #26,143 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Aikin #26,143, 936 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Aikin is more common than 83.9% of them.

    Origin

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

    Aikin 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 936 people named Aikin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 329,856 Americans. That is down 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 953.

    #26,143
    rank among US surnames
    936
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    -1.8%
    change since 2000 (was #24,584)

    Who is named Aikin

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

    92% of people named Aikin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Aikins

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Arthur Aikin
      British chemist, mineralogist, author (1771/73 - 1854)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Aikin

    Aikin 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 Aikin come from?
    From a mostly Scottish variant of Adkin and Atkin, diminutives of the given name Adam.
    How common is the surname Aikin?
    936 people in the United States had the surname Aikin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 329,856 Americans. It ranked 26,143rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Aikin?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Aikin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Aikin?
    Arthur Aikin, British chemist, mineralogist, author (1771/73 - 1854).
    Where is the surname Aikin most common?
    Wikidata records people named Aikin in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    What type of surname is Aikin?
    Aikin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Aikin getting more or less common?
    Less common. 953 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 936 in 2010, down 1.8%.
    Is Aikin also a first name?
    Yes. Aikin 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.