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 (1888–1974), Scottish Canadian politician Jesse B. Aiken (1808–1900), American musician Joan Aiken (1924–2004), British novelist John Macdonald Aiken (1880–1961), Scottish painter John Aiken (1921–2005), British Royal Air Force officer John Aiken (born 1932), American ice hockey goaltender John Aiken (1932–2021), American ice hockey player John Aiken (born 1950), Irish sculptor John Aiken (born 1970), New Zealand cricketer John W. Aiken (1896–1968), American furniture finisher and socialist activist 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 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