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Where Does The Last Name Aitken Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Aitken (Russian: Аиткен) has its highest incidence in Australia. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Aitken? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 15,254^th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 199,582 people. The last name Aitken is primarily found in Europe, where 39 percent of Aitken are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 38 percent are found in British Isles. Aitken is also the 580,229^th most frequent given name worldwide. It is borne by 238 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Australia, where it is borne by 7,860 people, or 1 in 3,435. In Australia Aitken is primarily found in: Victoria, where 48 percent reside, New South Wales, where 20 percent reside and Queensland, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Australia Aitken exists in 87 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Aitken Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Aitken has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Aitken last name expanded 108 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 624 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,692 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 40 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Aitken Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Aitken surname are 8.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Aitken earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.71% more than the national average, earning 500,811 kr per year; in Peru they earn 22.56% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,012 per year; in South Africa they earn 94.36% more than the national average, earning R 461,868 per year; in United States they earn 14.22% more than the national average, earning $49,284 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.77% more than the national average, earning $53,049 CAD per year.