# Aikin

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**Aikin** is an English [surname](/source/Surname),[1] and may refer to:

- [A. M. Aikin Jr.](/source/A._M._Aikin_Jr.) (1905–1981), American politician
- [John Aikin (Unitarian)](/source/John_Aikin_(Unitarian)) (1713–1780), English Unitarian scholar and theological tutor, closely associated with Warrington Academy, father of Anna and John - Anna Aikin (1743–1825), better known as [Anna Laetitia Barbauld](/source/Anna_Laetitia_Barbauld), a woman of letters who published in many genres - [John Aikin](/source/John_Aikin) (1747–1822), English physician, father of Arthur, Edmund and Lucy - [Arthur Aikin](/source/Arthur_Aikin) (1773–1854), English chemist, mineralogist and scientific writer - [Edmund Aikin](/source/Edmund_Aikin) (1780–1820), English architect - [Lucy Aikin](/source/Lucy_Aikin) (1781–1864), English writer, particularly of history
- [Jesse B. Aikin](/source/Jesse_B._Aikin) (1808–1900), American musician
- [Laura Aikin](/source/Laura_Aikin) (born 1964), American soprano
- [Scott Aikin](/source/Scott_Aikin) (born 1971), American philosopher

## See also

- [Aickin](/source/Aickin), surname
- [Aikinite](/source/Aikinite), sulfide mineral of lead, copper and bismuth with formula PbCuBiS3
- [Aiken (disambiguation)](/source/Aiken_(disambiguation))
- [Akin (disambiguation)](/source/Akin_(disambiguation))
- [Aikins](/source/Aikins), surname

## References

1. Browne, W.A.F.; Reaney, P.H.; Wilson, R.M.; Scull, A. (1991). [*A Dictionary of English Surnames*](https://books.google.com/books?id=5sVq7VQlNwcC&pg=PA23). Tavistock classics in the history of psychiatry. Routledge. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

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