Aiton (surname)
Appearance
Aiton is a surname of Scottish origin.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- George Aiton, Major League Baseball player
- John Aiton, Scottish religious writer
- Paul Aiton, Papua New Guinean rugby league player
- William Aiton (1731–1793), Scottish botanist for whom the standard author abbreviation "Aiton" is used when citing a botanical name
- William Townsend Aiton (1766–1849), Scottish botanist; William Aiton's son
- William Aiton (sheriff), Scottish law agent
See also
References
- ^ Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 12. OCLC 1060940902 – via Internet Archive.