Aitchison
Appearance
Pronunciation | /ˈeɪtʃɪsən/ AY-chiss-ən |
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Origin | |
Language(s) | Scots |
Meaning | Adam ("red earth") |
Region of origin | Scotland |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Acheson, Atkinson, Aicheson, and Aitcheson, Adcock, Atcock |
Frequency Comparisons[1] |
Aitchison is a
Another variant of the name is
sept of Clan Gordon.[5]
In Ireland, the name is common only in Ulster and particularly in counties Antrim and Down. Some Aitchisons are descended from Planters, although the name was recorded in Ireland before that period.[6]
Acheson is a variation of the name in Scotland and the Border region, having been originally spelled Atzinson (with the 'z' being pronounced as 'y', as in yet).[6]
People
- Alexander Aitchison (1850–1905), Canadian fire chief
- Barrie Aitchison (1937–2021), English footballer
- Beatrice Aitchison (1908–1997), American mathematician, statistician, and transportation economist
- Ben Aitchison (born 1999), English cricketer
- Cara Aitchison (born 1965), British human geographer and academic
- Charles Umpherston Aitchison (1832–1896), Scottish politician
- Craigie Mason Aitchison, Lord Aitchison(1882–1941), Scottish politician and judge
- His son Craigie Aitchison (painter) (1926–2009), Scottish painter
- D. Craig Aitchison (born 1968), Canadian Army officer
- Danielle Aitchison (born 2001), New Zealand para-athlete
- Dominic Aitchison (born 1976), Scottish bassist and songwriter
- Ern Aitchison (1905–1991), Australian rugby player
- George Aitchison (1825–1910), British architect
- George Aitchison (1864–1895), Scottish rugby player
- Gordon Aitchison (1909–1990), Canadian basketball player
- Guy Aitchison (born 1968), American tattoo artist and painter
- Hannah Aitchison (born 1966), American tattoo artist
- Helen Aitchison (1881–1947), English tennis player
- Holly Aitchison (born 1997), English rugby player
- Ian Aitchison (born 1936), English physicist
- Jack Aitchison (1911–1976), Australian rugby player
- Jack Aitchison (born 2000), Scottish footballer
- James Aitchison (cricketer) (1920–1994), Scottish first class cricketer
- James Edward Tierney Aitchison (1836–1898), Scottish surgeon and botanist
- James H. Aitchison (1908–1994), Canadian academic and politician
- James Aitchesoun, Master of the Scottish Mint in 1553
- Jean Aitchison (born 1938), British linguist
- Jenny Aitchison, Australian politician
- John Aitchison (1779–1875), British Army officer
- John Aitchison (1926–2016), Scottish statistician
- John Aitchison (1928–2009), English cricketer
- Martin Aitchison (1919–2016), British illustrator for Eagle comic and Ladybird books
- Peter Aitchison (1931–2022), English footballer
- Peter Aitchison, New Zealand rower
- Raleigh Aitchison (1887–1958), American baseball player
- Ronald Ernest Aitchison (1921–1996), Australian physicist
- Scott Aitchison (born 1973), Canadian politician
- Suzy Aitchison, English actress
- Tom Aitchison (1907–1977), Scotland rugby player
- W. J. Aitchison(born 1941), Canadian Army officer
- Charli XCX, real name Charlotte Aitchison (born 1992), British singer-songwriter
Other uses
- Aitchison College, Pakistan
- Dollond & Aitchison, a British chain of opticians
See also
References
- ^ Aitchison Surname at Forebears
- ^ "Aitchison Surname Meaning and Distribution". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014
- OCLC 964412220.
- ^ "Aitchison Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014
- ^ Alphabetical list of Scottish names associated with clans and families.
- ^ ISBN 0-85640-405-5.