How rare is the last name Aiken?

11,821 people in the United States have the last name Aiken, about 1 in 25,285. It ranks #2,976 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 2 others.

last name

AIKEN

#2,976

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
11,821
About
1 in 25,285
This common or more
52.5%
Who bears it

Of the 11,821 people with the last name Aiken, 63.3% reported their origin as White, 27.7% as Black and 4.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Aiken

2 other last names also have 11,821 people.

#2,976 Bach · 11,821#2,976 Stoll · 11,821

Either side of Aiken

#2,974 Brinson · 11,822#2,974 Herr · 11,822#2,976 Bach · 11,821#2,976 Stoll · 11,821

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Aiken, most common first.

#28,982 Aikin · 872

Also a first name

As a first name, Aiken ranks #26,868 of 53,615, with 344 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2012, with 26 births. See Aiken as a first name

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