The surname Aitken is derived from the Lowland Scots personal name Aitken, which is in turn a form of the name Adam.

The name Aitken may refer to:

  • 8 Ball Aitken (born 1981), Australian musician
  • Abbi Aitken-Drummond (born 1991), Scottish cricketer
  • A. J. Aitken (1921–1998), Scottish lexicographer
  • Alexander Aitken (1895–1967), New Zealand mathematician
  • Alexander Aitken (rugby union) (1869–1925), Scotland international rugby union player
  • Andy or Andrew Aitken (disambiguation)
  • Anne Hopkins Aitken (1911–1994), American Buddhist
  • Aubrey Aitken (1911–1985), second Bishop of Lynn
  • Ashleigh Aitken, American politician elected mayor of Anaheim, California, in 2022
  • Bill Aitken (politician) (born 1947), Scottish politician
  • Bill Aitken (traveller) (1934–2025), Scottish-born Indian travel writer
  • Brad Aitken (born 1967), Canadian ice-hockey player
  • Brian Aitken, 21st century American libertarian activist convicted on gun-related charges and subsequently pardoned
  • Charles Aitken (1869–1936), English art administrator
  • Charlie Aitken (footballer, born 1932) (1932–2008), Scottish footballer
  • Charlie Aitken (footballer, born 1942) (1942–2023), Scottish footballer
  • Chris Aitken (born 1979), Scottish footballer and manager
  • Chris Aitken (Australian footballer) (born 1948), Australian rugby player
  • David D. Aitken (1853–1930), American politician
  • David Aitken (minister) (1796–1875), Scottish minister and church historian
  • Edith Aitken (1861–1940), British headmistress
  • Edward Hamilton Aitken (1851–1909), Anglo-Indian writer
  • Ewan Aitken (born 1962), Scottish politician and Church of Scotland minister
  • George Aitken (disambiguation)
  • Glenn Aitken (footballer), English football player
  • Glenn Aitken (singer), London-based New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician
  • Glenn Aitken, mayor of the City of Frankston, Australia (2007–2008)
  • Harry Aitken (1877–1956), American silent film producer
  • Hayley Aitken (born 1986), Australian singer
  • Ian Aitken (journalist) (1927–2018), British journalist and political commentator
  • Ian Aitken (footballer) (born 1967), former Australian rules footballer
  • Jack Aitken (born 1995), British-Korean racing driver
  • Jacqueline Wilson (born 1945), British children's writer born Jacqueline Aitken
  • James Aitken (disambiguation)
  • Janet Gladys Aitken (1908–1988), Canadian-British socialite
  • Janet Macdonald Aitken (1873–1941), Scottish artist
  • Jim Aitken (born 1947), Scottish rugby player
  • Jimmy Aitken (1872–1944), former Australian rules footballer
  • John Aitken (disambiguation)
  • Johnny Aitken (1885–1918), American racing driver
  • Johnathan Aitken (born 1978), Canadian ice-hockey player
  • Jonathan Aitken (born 1942), British former Conservative minister and convict
  • Kate Aitken (1891–1971), Canadian radio and television broadcaster
  • Kelley Aitken, Canadian writer
  • Laurel Aitken (1927–2005), Cuban-Jamaican ska musician
  • Margaret Aitken (1906–1980), Canadian author, columnist, journalist and politician
  • Margaret Aitken (witch) (died 1597), Scottish confessed witch who implicated many innocent women
  • Maria Aitken (born 1945), British actress
  • Matt Aitken (born 1956), British songwriter and record producer
  • Matt Aitken (special effects artist), 20th-21st century American special effects artist
  • Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (1879–1964), Canadian-British business tycoon and politician
  • Sir Max Aitken, 2nd Baronet (1910–1985), British press baron and politician
  • Maxwell Aitken, 3rd Baron Beaverbrook (born 1951), British politician
  • Michael James Aitken (born 1957), Australian economist and entrepreneur
  • Nicholas Aitken, (born 1955), aka Wilbur Wilde, Australian saxophonist
  • Pauline Aitken (1893–1958), British artist
  • Penelope Aitken (1910–2005), British socialite
  • Robert Aitken (disambiguation)
  • Robin Aitken (born 1952), British journalist
  • Roy Aitken (born 1958), Scottish football player and manager
  • Russell Aitken (born 1985), Australian rugby league player
  • Russell Aitken (RAF officer) (1913–1989), New Zealand Second World War Royal Air Force pilot
  • Sally Aitken (academic) (born 1961), Canadian environmentalist
  • Sally Aitken (director), 21st century Australian film director
  • Samuel Aitken (1878–1930), Scottish footballer
  • Violet Aitken (1886–1987), British suffragette who was force-fed
  • William Aitken (disambiguation)

See also

  • Aiken (surname)
  • Aitkens
  • Aitken (disambiguation)
  • Aitkin (disambiguation)
  • Atkin (disambiguation)

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