# Aitken (surname)

The surname Aitken /ˈeɪtkɪn/ 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:
* 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) (born 1934), 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
* Suzy Clarkson, née Aiken, New Zealand TV personality
* Violet Aitken (1886–1987), British suffragette who was force-fed
* William Aitken (disambiguation)