Aiton Surname
Approximately 1,102 people bear this surname
Aiton Surname Definition:
From the lands of Ayton (= the town on the river Eye) in Berwickshire. Steffan, son of Swan de CEitun granted a charter of the lands of Wytefeld to the Priory of Coldingham c. 1170 (Raine, 434). Dolfinus de eit' and Hel de eitun were witnesses to a charter by Waltheus, earl of Dunbar, c.
Read More About This SurnameAiton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 400 | 1:906,147 | 68,222 |
| Scotland | 166 | 1:32,252 | 3,240 |
| Canada | 163 | 1:226,047 | 21,702 |
| England | 143 | 1:389,637 | 27,109 |
| Australia | 137 | 1:197,049 | 19,369 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Benin | 28 | 1:369,129 | 27,947 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 183 | 1:20,455 | 2,022 |
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 74 | 1:678,631 | 44,191 |
The alternate forms: Aïton (24) & Aîton (1) are calculated separately.
Aiton (554) may also be a first name.
Aiton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the lands of Ayton (= the town on the river Eye) in Berwickshire. Steffan, son of Swan de CEitun granted a charter of the lands of Wytefeld to the Priory of Coldingham c. 1170 (Raine, 434). Dolfinus de eit' and Hel de eitun were witnesses to a charter by Waltheus, earl of Dunbar, c. 1166 (ibid., 115), and Elya de Eytone and Stephen de Eytona witnessed a charter by Patrick, first earl of Dunbar, c. 1189—99 (ibid., 117). David de Atune appears as witness c. 1220 (CMN., 10). Maurice de Ayton was one of the witnesses to the deed of sale of the serf Adam son of Thurkil to the Prior of Coldingham, c. 1240 (Raine, 337), and Robert de Aytoun witnessed a charter by Peter de Morthingtoun c. 1270 (BNCH., XVI, p. 334). William de Eytone of Berwickshire rendered homage in 1296. His seal shows a hare running and S' Wilelmi de Aiton (Bain, II, p. 207,553). Henry de Ayton, burgess of Haddington, and Renaud de Eytone of Berwickshire also rendered homage (ibid., p. 197,207). Matthew de Eyton was a Scots prisoner of war in Chester Castle in 1296 (ibid., p. 177). John de Aytoun witnessed a charter of the land of Nort Lambirtoun in 1300 (Home, 225), Mark of Aytoune, Scots merchant of Leith, had a safe conduct to trade in England in 1440 (Bain, IV, 1141), Andrew Athone was rector of Spot, 1527 (RAA., II, 656), and Andrew Athoun of Dunmur a witness in 1549 (Gaw, 20). Henry Aictoune was a notary public in Glasgow, 1551 (Protocols, I), and Alexander Aittine appears in Bonytoune, parish of Marytoune, 1611 (Brechin). In the fifteenth century the lands of Ayton passed to George de Home in whose family they continued till 1716 when they were forfeited for rebellion. The surname is found in Fife in the fourteenth century when John Aytoun had a charter of the lands of Over Pittadie. From him come the Aytouns of Inchdairnie. Aetoun 1612, AEtown 1561, Aitone 1650, Aitoun 1547, Aitoune 1607, Aittone 1601, Aittoun 1574, Aittoune 1596, Athone 1557, Atoun 1525, Atoune 1581, Aytonne 1520, Ayttoune 1637.
= Ayton, q.v.
Parishes and places in cos. York and Berwick.
Of that Ilk in Berwickshire, temp. Robert Bruce. Nisbet.
The town near the water-from ea, water, and ton, a town.
(Northen French) Local. From ea or eau, water, and ton, a town; the town near the water; the same as Eaton.
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Aiton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aiton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Aiton is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Aïton or Aîton. Click here for other potential spellings of Aiton.
How Common Is The Last Name Aiton? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 334,874th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 6,613,018 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Aiton reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Aiton is also the 357,521st most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 554 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 400 people, or 1 in 906,147. In The United States Aiton is primarily found in: California, where 22 percent live, Arizona, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.
Aiton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Aiton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Aiton last name increased 541 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 9 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,430 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Aiton Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Aiton are 27.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.96% registered with the political party.
The amount Aiton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.42% more than the national average, earning $43,761 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.57% more than the national average, earning $55,928 CAD per year.
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