Aikin is a surname, and may apply to:

• 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), British physician, father of Arthur and Lucy
    • Lucy Aikin (1781–1864), British writer, particularly of history
    • Arthur Aikin (1773–1854), English chemist, mineralogist and scientific writer

• Jesse B. Aikin (1808–1900), American musician

See also

• Aickin
• Aikinite
• Aiken (disambiguation)
• Akin (disambiguation)
• Aikins

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