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    The surname Aitchison

    A patronymic surname, carried by 1,294 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈeɪtʃɪsən/ 3 syllables Soundex A322

    Aitchison: #20,502 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Aitchison #20,502, 1,294 people Aitchison: #20,502 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Aitchison #20,502, 1,294 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Aitchison is more common than 87.4% of them.

    Origin

    From a diminutive form of Adam + -son.

    Aitchison 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 1,294 people named Aitchison in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 238,598 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,069.

    #20,502
    rank among US surnames
    1,294
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +21%
    change since 2000 (was #22,461)

    Who is named Aitchison

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

    90% of people named Aitchison identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.6%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Aitchisons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Beatrice Aitchison
      American mathematician, 1908–1997

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Aitchison

    Aitchison has the Soundex code A322, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A322.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Aitchison come from?
    From a diminutive form of Adam + -son.
    How common is the surname Aitchison?
    1,294 people in the United States had the surname Aitchison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,598 Americans. It ranked 20,502nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Aitchison?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Aitchison identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Aitchison?
    Beatrice Aitchison, American mathematician.
    Where is the surname Aitchison most common?
    Wikidata records people named Aitchison in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Aitchison?
    Aitchison is /ˈeɪtʃɪsən/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Aitchison?
    Aitchison is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Aitchison getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,069 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,294 in 2010, up 21%.