28-447: Akins ( / ˈ eɪ k ɪ n z / or locally / ˈ ɑː k ɪ n z / ) is a Scottish surname and northern Irish family name. The name has several possible origins, although it is generally considered to be a variant of Aikens , which is considered to be a patronymic form of the name Aiken . These names are considered to be derived from the Scots personal name Aitken , which
56-541: A Gaelic kingdom under the O'Neill dynasty which existed until the 17th century. The name Tyrone is derived from Irish Tír Eoghain 'land of Eoghan ', the name given to the conquests made by the Cenél nEógain from the provinces of Airgíalla and Ulaid . Historically, it was anglicised as Tirowen or Tyrowen , which are closer to the Irish pronunciation. Historically Tyrone (then Tír Eoghain or Tirowen)
84-664: A Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related), 0.66% were from other religions, and 3.97% had no religious background. In the 2021 UK census in County Tyrone: (population of 18,000 or more and under 75,000 at 2021 Census) (population of 10,000 or more and under 18,000 at 2021 Census) (population of 4,500 or more and under 10,000 at 2021 Census) (population of 2,250 or more and under 4,500 at 2021 Census) (population of 1,000 or more and under 2,250 at 2001 Census) (population of less than 1,000 at 2001 Census) Baronies Parishes Townlands There
112-577: A diminutive of Adam (above). In 1857, David MacGregor Peter noted a traditional derivation for the surname Aikman . The account states that the name Aikman originated from an officer who, while commanding troops that besieged Macbeth in Dunsinane Castle, told them to attack using oak branches. According to Peter, this officer was said to have been the progenitor of all Aikmans and Aikens in Scotland. Black, however, noted that this story
140-597: Is "the Scottish form of the English name Atkin, which comes from Adkin, a pet form of Adam." In the mid-19th century, the name was found to be the most popular in Ballymena , County Antrim . Michael C. O'Laughlin states that families of the surname Aiken (and variants: Ekin , Aikens , Aikins , Aicken , Aitken ) are mostly of Scottish and English descent. O'Laughlin states that these names originate, in most cases, to
168-421: Is 55 miles (89 km). The breadth, from the southern corner, southeast of Fivemiletown , to the northeastern corner near Meenard Mountain is 37.5 miles (60.4 km); giving an area of 1,261 sq mi (3,270 km ). Annaghone lays claim to be the geographical centre of Northern Ireland. Tyrone is connected by land to the counties of Fermanagh to the southwest; Monaghan to the south; Armagh to
196-478: Is a double diminutive form of the Biblical name Adam . The name is formed in part from Ad , the diminutive of Adam (the d has been sharpened to t ), and the diminutive suffix - kin . George Fraser Black stated that the -s in the surnames Atkins , and Aitkins , represents 'son'; and in consequence, that these names equate to Atkinson . In 1946, Black noted that, according to John Paterson (in 1867),
224-406: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles County Tyrone County Tyrone ( / t ɪ ˈ r oʊ n / ; from Irish Tír Eoghain , meaning 'land of Eoghan' [tʲiːɾʲ ˈɔːn] ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland , one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland . Its county town is Omagh . Adjoined to
252-503: Is that "the name was given to those who were from the area near Kyleakin , a strait in Scotland named for King Hakon of Norway ". The strait's name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic Caol Acain , which means 'Haakon's Sound', or 'Haakon's Narrows'. In Ireland, the surname Aiken is considered to be of Scottish and English origin, and is most common in the province of Ulster . According to Robert Bell , Aiken
280-508: The Aiken (and above variants) as a Scottish forename occurs in about the 1340, when "Atkyn de Barr", and "Atkyn Blake", are recorded in Ayr . The surnames and given names have undergone a variety of transformations in spelling over the years, and in consequence there are many variant forms of the name still in use today. A total of 77 Akins appear in the 1881 Census of Great Britain, and was ranked
308-652: The County Tyrone ; their chief was seated at Tullahogue, and had the hereditary right of inaugurating The O'Neill , as overlord of Ulster. According to the Durnings, the surname Akin can also be an Anglicisation of the Irish name Ó hÓgáin (O'Eakin). The O'Eakins are stated to descend from the Irish Ui Tuirtre, who were descended from Fiach Tort, son of Colla Uais of the Oirghialla which were
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#1732798480617336-598: The 3,502nd most common surname. A total of 220 Akins appear in the 1996 Electoral roll of Great Britain, and is ranked 3,835th most common surname. In Griffith's Valuation , a property survey of Ireland from 1848 to 1864, records 3 households of Akins in Ireland; 2 in County Donegal , and 1 in County Monaghan . Variations of the name were said to have been common in the parish of Ballantrae, as well as in
364-540: The English name Aitken . Edward MacLysaght also notes that the Irish surname Aiken is the Scottish form of the English Aitken . According to William and Mary Durning, the names Aiken , Akins , and Eakin came to Ireland from Scotland during the Ulster Plantation of the 17th century where they were transplanted to the Irish counties of Antrim , Monaghan , and Down respectively. In Ireland,
392-766: The Ungodly Iken [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Aiken . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aiken_(surname)&oldid=1245743621 " Categories : Surnames English-language surnames Surnames of English origin Surnames of British Isles origin Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
420-473: The abolition of county councils in Northern Ireland in 1973. It is one of four counties in Northern Ireland which currently has a majority of the population from a Catholic community background, according to the 2021 census . In 1900 County Tyrone had a population of 197,719, while in 2021 it was 188,383. At the time of the 2021 census, 66.49% were from a Catholic background, 28.88% were from
448-749: The counties of Aberdeen, Fife, Lanark, Perth, Angus, Renfrew, Ayr, Dumbarton, Stirling and the Lothians. In Ireland the name is common only in Ulster, where many Scots colonists settled in the 17th century. There were 16,860 people with the surname Akins recorded in the 2000 United States Census . It ranked as the 1,960th most common surname in the country. The surname was made up 65.59% White Americans , 30.34% Black Americans , 0.26% Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans , 0.73% American Indians and Alaska Natives , 1.7% Multiracial Americans , and 1.39% Hispanic Americans . Aikens From Misplaced Pages,
476-417: The country were plundered and burnt by the forces of Sir Cahir O'Doherty following his destruction of Derry . However, O'Doherty's men avoided the estates of the recently fled Earl of Tyrone around Dungannon , fearing Tyrone's anger if he returned from his exile. With an area of 1,261 square miles (3,266 km ), Tyrone is the largest county in Northern Ireland. The flat peatlands of East Tyrone border
504-480: The descendants of Eochaid Doimlén, son of Cairbre Lifechair , son of Cormac Ulfhada and his wife Etaine, whose ancestry goes back another forty-nine generations in Ireland to its earliest Gaelic founders, the Milesians . MacLysaght notes that although the surname Aicken is generally of Scottish origin (as diminutive of Adam ), it is also possibly an Anglicised form of the Irish Ó h-Aogáin . According to Black,
532-472: The first recorded appearance of the Scottish surname Aiken (and its variations: Aitken , Aitkin , Aitkins , Atkin , Atkins ) occurs in the year 1405, in the court records of a Scottish sea merchant named "John of Akyne", who sought restitution for having been illegally detained for eight weeks by "Laurence Tuttebury of Hulle ". According to Black, the "of" in John's name is an error. The first recorded use of
560-3546: The 💕 (Redirected from Aikens ) Aiken is a Scots-Irish surname, used as a variant to the original Scottish name Aitken . Notable people with it include: Alastair Aiken (born 1993), British YouTuber known as Ali-A Amanda L. Aikens (1833–1892), American editor, philanthropist Andrew J. Aikens (1928–1909), American newspaper publisher and editor Ann Aiken (born 1951), American judge and attorney Blair Aiken (born 1956), American stock car racing driver Brady Aiken (born 1996), American baseball player C. J. Aiken (born 1990), American basketball player Carl Aiken (born 1962), English-born reggae singer known as Shinehead Caroline Aiken (born 1955), American musician Charles Augustus Aiken (1827–1892), American clergyman and academic Charles Avery Aiken (1872–1965), American painter Charles Edward Howard Aiken (1850–1936), American ornithologist Clay Aiken (born 1978), American singer, actor, activist, and television personality Conrad Aiken (1889–1973), American writer Danny Aiken (born 1988), American football player D. Wyatt Aiken (1828–1887), American army officer and politician Edmund Aiken (born 1962), English singer and rapper, known as Shinehead Frank Aiken (1898–1983), Irish politician Frederick Aiken (1832–1878), American lawyer and journalist George Aiken (1892–1984), American politician who served as Governor of Vermont Howard H. Aiken (1900–1973), American physicist James Aiken (disambiguation) Jesse B. Aiken (1808–1900), American musician Joan Aiken (1924–2004), British novelist John Aiken (1921–2005), British Royal Air Force officer John Aiken (1932–2021), American ice hockey player John Aiken (born 1950), Irish sculptor John Aiken (born 1970), New Zealand cricketer John Macdonald Aiken (1880–1961), Scottish painter John W. Aiken (1896–1968), American furniture finisher and socialist activist Josephine Aiken Mackie Corcoran (1894–1967), American politician from Maryland Kamar Aiken (born 1989), American football player Kimberly Clarice Aiken (born 1974), American winner of Miss America 1994 Leona S. Aiken , American psychologist Liam Aiken (born 1990), American actor Linda Aiken (born 1943), American nursing researcher Loretta Mary Aiken (1894–1975), American comedian known as Moms Mabley Miles Aiken (born 1941), American basketball player Nickie Aiken (born 1969), British politician Sam Aiken (born 1980), American football player Simon Aiken , Alastair Aiken's brother Thomas Aiken (born 1983), South African golfer Tommy Aiken (born 1946), Northern Irish footballer William Aiken (1779–1831), Irish American politician William Aiken Jr. (1806–1887), American politician who served as Governor of South Carolina William Martin Aiken (1855–1908), American architect Aikens [ edit ] Asa Aikens (1788–1863) American attorney, politician, and judge Andrew J. Aikens (1828–1909), American newspaper publisher Johnnie S. Aikens (1914–1986), American politician Tom Aikens (born 1970), English chef Walt Aikens (born 1991), American football player Willie Aikens (born 1954), American baseball player See also [ edit ] Aiken (disambiguation) Aitken (disambiguation) Akin (disambiguation) Aiken Drum Icon
588-605: The shoreline of the largest lake in the British Isles, Lough Neagh , rising gradually across to the more mountainous terrain in the west of the county, the area surrounding the Sperrin Mountains , the highest point being Sawel Mountain at a height of 678 metres (2,224 ft). The length of the county, from the mouth of the River Blackwater at Lough Neagh to the western point near Carrickaduff hill
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#1732798480617616-498: The south-west shore of Lough Neagh , the county covers an area of 1,261 square miles (3,266 km ), making it the largest of Northern Ireland's six counties by size, and the second largest county in Ulster after Donegal . With a population of 188,383 as of the 2021 census , Tyrone is the 5th most populous county in both Northern Ireland and Ulster, and the 11th most populous county on the island of Ireland. The county derives its name and general geographic location from Tír Eoghain ,
644-408: The southeast; Londonderry to the north; and Donegal to the west. Across Lough Neagh to the east, it borders County Antrim . It is the eighth largest of Ireland's thirty-two counties by area and tenth largest by population. It is the second largest of Ulster's nine traditional counties by area and fourth largest by population. The county was administered by Tyrone County Council from 1899 until
672-521: The strongest of the Gaelic Irish families in Ulster , surviving into the seventeenth century. The ancient principality of Tír Eoghain, the inheritance of the O'Neills, included the whole of the present counties of Tyrone and Londonderry, and the four baronies of West Inishowen , East Inishowen , Raphoe North and Raphoe South in County Donegal . In 1608 during O'Doherty's Rebellion areas of
700-422: The surname Aiken has also been used as an Anglicised form of an Irish language surname. O'Laughlin, and MacLysaght, note that Aiken as an Anglicised form of the Irish Ó hAodhagáin (frequently Anglicised as O'Hagan ). The Irish Ó hAodhagáin means "descendant of Aodhagán ". The personal name Aodhagán is a double diminutive of the name Aodh , which means "fire". Historically, the O'Hagans were centred in
728-590: The surname Aiken was an old name in the parish of Ballantrae , Ayrshire ; and that "in Orkney it is believed to have replaced the Old Norse name Haakon and its derivative Hakonson". Black also noted that the surname Aiken (and its variations: Aitken , Aitkin , Aitkins , Atkin , Atkins ) have been stated by others to be derived from the names Atty ("little Atty"), and Arthur ; although Black stated that he himself disagreed with this derivation, in favour of
756-540: Was much larger in size, stretching as far north as Lough Foyle , and comprised part of modern-day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle . The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610 and 1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on natural resources located there. Tyrone was the traditional stronghold of the various O'Neill clans and families,
784-446: Was too silly to believe. In 1908, William Cutter noted the surname Aiken , and stated that antiquarians have derived the name from the word aik , meaning 'an oak', or 'oaken'. Black noted that within the heraldry of the name Aiken (and variations), the use oak is merely an example of canting heraldry . Another possible derivation of the surname Akins , suggested by H. Amanda Robb and Andrew Chesler, as well as by Elsdon C. Smith,
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