Aitkens Surname

475,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Aitkens Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Adam.' The Scotch Border form of Atkin, which see.

1744. Married — Alex. Aitkens and Jane Mecallpen: St. George, Hanover Square.

1773. — William Aitken and Elizabeth Shelton: ibid.

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Aitkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3961:915,30068,789
Canada1941:189,92618,713
England501:1,114,36153,243
Jamaica351:81,9983,758
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Jersey31:33,0674,675
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland331:113,4315,331
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

Aitkens Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Adam.' The Scotch Border form of Atkin, which see.

1744. Married — Alex. Aitkens and Jane Mecallpen: St. George, Hanover Square.

1773. — William Aitken and Elizabeth Shelton: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

North. English and Scot. forms of Atkins, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably the Scottish form of Atkin.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Aitkens Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Aitkens Come From? nationality or country of origin

Aitkens occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aitkens? popularity and diffusion

Aitkens is the 475,239th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 10,351,628 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Aitkens are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 396 people, or 1 in 915,300. In The United States Aitkens is mostly concentrated in: California, where 16 percent reside, New Jersey, where 10 percent reside and Missouri, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States Aitkens exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 28 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Aitkens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Aitkens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Aitkens surname grew 430 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 161 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Aitkens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Aitkens last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Aitkens surname are 4.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Aitkens earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.16% more than the national average, earning $47,532 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.9% more than the national average, earning $53,111 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atkens9234/
Itkens920/
Aitkins86384/
Atkiens862/
Atkns836/
Aitchens801/
Atkins77110,028/
Itkins7720/
Adkens7717/
Atkyns7711/
Hatkns770/
Attkins7173/
Hatkins7134/
Adtkins7125/
Atkinss718/
Atkinsh713/
Astkins712/
Aatkins712/
Autkins711/
Aidkins711/
Eatkins711/
Hitkins711/
Gatkins710/
Atkinns710/
Atchens710/
Oetkens710/
Itchens710/
Gitkins710/
Hitchens674,918/
Adkns673/
Etkns671/
Hatchens671/
Hastkins671/
Hattkins670/

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