# Aitken (surname)

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

A surname from Scots.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,347 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,638 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 71,025 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.7% (4,150 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Aitkin.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Aitken 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) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Aitken in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada.

## People named Aitken

- Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, Anglo-Canadian business tycoon, politician, and writer (1879-1964)
- Spottiswoode Aitken, British-born American actor (1868–1933)
- Brett Aitken, Australian cyclist
- Robert Ingersoll Aitken, American sculptor (1878–1949)
- Maria Aitken, British actress, writer, producer and director
- Will Aitken, American-Canadian writer
- David D. Aitken, American congressman for Michigan (1853-1930)
- Grover Dale, American actor, dancer and choreographer

## Similar surnames

Atkin, Atkins, Adkins, Atkinson, Addison, Adkinson.

## 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.