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Aitken


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Origin Of The Surname Aitken

Meaning Of The Surname Aitken

Descendant of Adam

Interesting Facts About Aitken

Aitken is a patronymic surname. It is a variation on ‘Adkin’, a name made up of the elements ‘Ad’, short for Adam, and ‘kin’ meaning descendant. The meaning of the name is therefore ‘Kin of Adam’. Patronymic name were traditionally given to pass down the name of the father of the household. Jonathan Aitken, the British Conservative politician, is a famous bearer of this surname.

Aitken Statistics

Aitken is the number 839 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 11,513 share the surname Aitken in the UK.

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