The Aikens surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,936 people carried this name — #6,831 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 59,900 people counted. That is up 12% from 4,421 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Aikens surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From Aiken + -s.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Aikens» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Adam’.

His entry covers Aiken, Aikin and Aikens.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 42 · public domain.

In print

Aikens in American newspapers,
1864–1916.

Newspaper page from The Waxahachie Daily Light carrying the name Aikens
The Waxahachie Daily Light 1916-03-08
Newspaper page from The Buchanan County Guardian carrying the name Aikens
The Buchanan County Guardian 1864-02-02
Newspaper page from The Buchanan County Guardian carrying the name Aikens
The Buchanan County Guardian 1864-03-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 273,364 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Aikens in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1970s.

6,559 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Aikens. The most, 2,729, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 3.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 6,000
New South Wales 317
Victoria 103
South Australia 50
ACT (Canberra) 29
Western Australia 29
Tasmania 21
Northern Territory 9

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Aikens.

Who carried it

People named Aikens,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Asa Aikens
    Asa Aikens 1788–1863 · writer
  • Tom Aikens
    Tom Aikens 1900–1985 · politician
  • Vanoye William Aikens
    Vanoye William Aikens 1922–2013 · actor
  • Frank R. Aikens 1855–1916 · politician
  • Johnnie S. Aikens 1914–1986 · politician
  • Louis R. Aikins 1926–1982 · judge

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Aikens,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States365 records

365 records of the Aikens name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 129
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 86
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 70
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 43
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 22
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 12
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joseph C. Aikens

    Born 1919 in New Jersey. Enlisted 1941 at Trenton; auto mechanic from Atlantic County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1984, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Caroline Aikens

    Arrived at New York in 1852 aboard the Princeton from Liverpool, aged 21; domestic. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record James Samuel Aikens

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1893, died 1968; buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 365 records for Aikens in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands259 records

259 records of the Aikens name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 216
  • Dutch population registers 34
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 9
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Trinus Aikens

    Married in 1934 in Nieuweschans; labourer. Died 1963 in Beerta, aged 56; casual labourer.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Albertje Aikens

    Born 1873 in Ter Apelkanaal (Vlagtwedde). Died 1965 in Zuidlaren, aged 91.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Alida Aikens

    In the population register of Sappemeer; housekeeper, born 1856 in Winschoten.

    Open Archives, Historisch Archief Midden-Groningen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 259 records for Aikens in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada167 records

167 records of the Aikens name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 150
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 4
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 4
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Aikens

    Came to Ontario in 1869 aboard the Dacia, landing at Quebec, bound for Bell Ewart, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John J. Aikens

    Buried in 1990 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 77.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Phyllis Marie Aikens

    Died 1922 in Pictou, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 167 records for Aikens in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia19 records

19 records of the Aikens name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 7
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 6
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • Ballarat Avenue of Honour, First World War 1
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record James Aikens

    Enlisted in 1915 with the 59th Battalion. Honoured on the Ballarat Avenue of Honour.

    City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Charles Aikens

    Arrived in Victoria in 1908 aboard the Mooltan, aged 31.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Eliza Aikens

    Of Sydney, New South Wales; died 1927.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 19 records for Aikens in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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