How common is the surname Aikman?

1,039 people in the United States had the surname Aikman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 297,156 Americans. It ranked 24,186th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Aikman?

Troy Aikman, American professional football player, followed by Michael Aikman.

Where is the surname Aikman most common?

Wikidata records people named Aikman in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.

Is the surname Aikman getting more or less common?

More common. 950 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,039 in 2010, up 9.4%.

The surname Aikman

A surname, carried by 1,039 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A255

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Aikman is more common than 85.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,039 people named Aikman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 297,156 Americans. That is up 9.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 950.

#24,186

rank among US surnames

1,039

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+9.4%

change since 2000 (was #24,642)

Who is named Aikman

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

88% of people named Aikman identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Aikmans

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Troy Aikman
American professional football player, born 1966
Michael Aikman
Australian rower (1933-2005)
Laura Aikman
British actress, born 1985
Christopher Aikman
Astrophysicist, born 1943

Notable Aikmans come mostly from the United States (1), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Aikman

Ackman

Aikman has the Soundex code A255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A255.

Questions

How common is the surname Aikman?: 1,039 people in the United States had the surname Aikman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 297,156 Americans. It ranked 24,186th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Aikman?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Aikman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Aikman?: Troy Aikman, American professional football player, followed by Michael Aikman.
Where is the surname Aikman most common?: Wikidata records people named Aikman in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.
Is the surname Aikman getting more or less common?: More common. 950 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,039 in 2010, up 9.4%.