Aikin is an English surname, and may refer to: A. M. Aikin Jr. (1905–1981), American politician 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, a woman of letters who published in many genres John Aikin (1747–1822), English physician, father of Arthur, Edmund and Lucy Arthur Aikin (1773–1854), English chemist, mineralogist and scientific writer Edmund Aikin (1780–1820), English architect Lucy Aikin (1781–1864), English writer, particularly of history Jesse B. Aikin (1808–1900), American musician Laura Aikin (born 1964), American soprano Scott Aikin (born 1971), American philosopher See also Aickin, surname Aikinite, sulfide mineral of lead, copper and bismuth with formula PbCuBiS3 Aiken (disambiguation) Akin (disambiguation) Aikins, surname References English-language surnames