Aken
Name Origin
Name Origin
Discover the Aken
Explore the lives of your ancestors
Your name is all it takes to get started
Ready to discover the Aken story? Aken Born: Father Born: Mother Born:
Explore the lives of your ancestors We'll help you connect with your ancestors and explore their lives
Uncover your family tree Your name is all it takes to get started, and it's FREE!
Did you know? What does the Aken surname reveal about your family history?
The earliest occurrence of the Aken surname in our family history documents is from 1572, and we currently have 5,824 records where Aken appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
3 Akens were recorded as labourers in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Akens were most likely to live in Durham.
Not all Akens were law-abiding. We found 2 in criminal records.
1 Aken served in the First World War.
Start building your Aken family story Become one of the millions of users who are building their family tree with us. Create yours today for free.
Discover Aken records Akens in military recordsWere your ancestors war heroes?
Akens in census recordsWhere did your family live & what did they do?
Akens in convict recordsDid your family have a brush with the law?
Akens in parish recordsWhere were your family born, married, and buried?
{"hostname":"www.findmypast.co.uk","relay":[],"user":{"ip_address":"54.81.112.7","featureToggleClientKey":"577cda73711b1406ea0013c1","toggles":{"uk-hide-ppv":false,"ent-edit-pencils-in-profile":true,"worldtree-profile":false,"remove-chevrons-from-atoz-page-region-filters":false,"fmp-single-click-payment":true,"us-homepage-dashboard-experiment":"excluded","homepage-dashboard-experiment":"excluded","fmp-us-new-products-experiment":true,"safe-tutorial-experiment":true,"opted-out-of-newsletter-by-default-when-registering-toggle":true,"hints-in-search-results":true,"view-master-notifications-toggle":true,"hint-paywall":"excluded","fmp-view-all-notifications-dropdown-link":true,"safe-search-results-tutorial-toggle":true,"fmp-ie-notifications-toggle":true,"search-results-quick-edit-counts":true,"record-search-zendesk-live-chat":false,"hint-management":true,"transcripts-served-by-titan":true,"gdpr-email-preferences-legacy":false,"filter-results-mobile-improvements":false,"fmp-au-notifications-toggle":true,"fmp-us-notifications-toggle":true,"search-button-result-count-switch":true,"ent-new-tree-edit-mode-for-name-field":false,"view-all-notifications-mark-all-as-read-toggle":true,"mark-all-master-notifications-as-read":true,"tweety-homepage-dashboard-experiment":false,"updates-to-main-registration-ui":false,"opentree-family-search-add-modal":false,"safe-help-button-on-search-page":true,"separate-facebook-component-sign-in-and-registration-functions":true,"worldtree-profile-changelog":true,"surname-page-cta-experiment":"subscriptionPage","cross-domain-experiment-test":true,"open-tree-ugc-info-modal":true,"findmyhouse-map":true,"new-entitlement-refactor-test":false,"safe-help-button-on-results-page":true,"safe-atoz-instructional-content":true,"include-master-notifications-in-count":true,"us-homepage-hero-experiment":false,"library-portal":false,"fmp-uk-notifications-toggle":true,"homepage-search-button-result-count":true,"ci-integration-test":false},"member_id":null,"ld_key":"b0af3d69-3474-4ef5-8a2c-4a4af04744b1","anonymous":true,"analytics":{"login_status":"false","lde":"false","is_library":"false","datasource_failures":0}},"environment":"production","apolloState":{"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.0":{"type":"criminalRecordCount","properties":[{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.0.properties.0","typename":"SurnameFactProperty"}],"__typename":"SurnameFact"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.0.properties.0":{"type":"count","value":"2","__typename":"SurnameFactProperty"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.1":{"type":"earliestOccurrenceOf","properties":[{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.1.properties.0","typename":"SurnameFactProperty"}],"__typename":"SurnameFact"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.1.properties.0":{"type":"year","value":"1572","__typename":"SurnameFactProperty"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.2":{"type":"firstWorldWarCount","properties":[{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.2.properties.0","typename":"SurnameFactProperty"}],"__typename":"SurnameFact"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.2.properties.0":{"type":"count","value":"1","__typename":"SurnameFactProperty"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.3":{"type":"mostCommonOccupation","properties":[{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.3.properties.0","typename":"SurnameFactProperty"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.3.properties.1","typename":"SurnameFactProperty"}],"__typename":"SurnameFact"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.3.properties.0":{"type":"count","value":"3","__typename":"SurnameFactProperty"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.3.properties.1":{"type":"occupation","value":"labourer","__typename":"SurnameFactProperty"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.4":{"type":"mostLikelyLocation","properties":[{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.4.properties.0","typename":"SurnameFactProperty"}],"__typename":"SurnameFact"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.4.properties.0":{"type":"location","value":"durham","__typename":"SurnameFactProperty"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.5":{"type":"numberOfRecords","properties":[{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.5.properties.0","typename":"SurnameFactProperty"}],"__typename":"SurnameFact"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.5.properties.0":{"type":"count","value":"5824","__typename":"SurnameFactProperty"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"})":{"facts":[{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.0","typename":"SurnameFact"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.1","typename":"SurnameFact"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.2","typename":"SurnameFact"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.3","typename":"SurnameFact"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.4","typename":"SurnameFact"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"}).facts.5","typename":"SurnameFact"}],"canonical":"Aken","additionalMeaning":null,"__typename":"Surname"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain":{"surname({\"name\":\"aken\"})":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain.surname({\"name\":\"aken\"})","typename":"Surname"},"__typename":"SurnameDomain"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root":{"surnameDomain":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.surnameDomain","typename":"SurnameDomain"},"__typename":"Root","analytics":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics","typename":"Analytics"}},"ROOT_QUERY":{"root":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root","typename":"Root"}},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.data.0":{"key":"datasource_failures","value":"0","__typename":"AnalyticsData"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.data.1":{"key":"is_library","value":"false","__typename":"AnalyticsData"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.data.2":{"key":"lde","value":"false","__typename":"AnalyticsData"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.data.3":{"key":"login_status","value":"false","__typename":"AnalyticsData"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics":{"data":[{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.data.0","typename":"AnalyticsData"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.data.1","typename":"AnalyticsData"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.data.2","typename":"AnalyticsData"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.data.3","typename":"AnalyticsData"}],"experiments({\"locale\":\"en_GB\"})":[{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.experiments({\"locale\":\"en_GB\"}).0","typename":"Experiment"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.experiments({\"locale\":\"en_GB\"}).1","typename":"Experiment"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.experiments({\"locale\":\"en_GB\"}).2","typename":"Experiment"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.experiments({\"locale\":\"en_GB\"}).3","typename":"Experiment"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.experiments({\"locale\":\"en_GB\"}).4","typename":"Experiment"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.experiments({\"locale\":\"en_GB\"}).5","typename":"Experiment"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.experiments({\"locale\":\"en_GB\"}).6","typename":"Experiment"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.experiments({\"locale\":\"en_GB\"}).7","typename":"Experiment"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.experiments({\"locale\":\"en_GB\"}).8","typename":"Experiment"}],"__typename":"Analytics"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.experiments({\"locale\":\"en_GB\"}).0":{"featureFlag":"hint-paywall","experimentId":"8685d4c4-7cd2-4886-9ac0-d37c24597317","experimentSlot":"10","experimentDomain":"uk","__typename":"Experiment"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.experiments({\"locale\":\"en_GB\"}).1":{"featureFlag":"hint-management","experimentId":"f1835edb-1be6-42cc-b5b7-ad81b67b8950","experimentSlot":"0","experimentDomain":"uk","__typename":"Experiment"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.experiments({\"locale\":\"en_GB\"}).2":{"featureFlag":"homepage-dashboard-experiment","experimentId":"4bfbec26-75f5-4231-a25c-cb3b8c0a5025","experimentSlot":"1","experimentDomain":"uk","__typename":"Experiment"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.experiments({\"locale\":\"en_GB\"}).3":{"featureFlag":"uk-hide-ppv","experimentId":"8b1890cf-5d35-484d-8fa6-1a72ca3e1320","experimentSlot":"3","experimentDomain":"uk","__typename":"Experiment"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.experiments({\"locale\":\"en_GB\"}).4":{"featureFlag":"surname-page-cta-experiment","experimentId":"ebdc8dd7-7bbc-49bb-a592-1f69f2803fb3","experimentSlot":"2","experimentDomain":"uk","__typename":"Experiment"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.experiments({\"locale\":\"en_GB\"}).5":{"featureFlag":"cross-domain-experiment-test","experimentId":"24f79baf-431d-4bbf-8f0d-b2392813fbb0","experimentSlot":"1","experimentDomain":"all","__typename":"Experiment"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.experiments({\"locale\":\"en_GB\"}).6":{"featureFlag":"hints-in-search-results","experimentId":"ac21341a-2e91-4355-b7fa-bfd3abcc24c6","experimentSlot":"0","experimentDomain":"all","__typename":"Experiment"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.experiments({\"locale\":\"en_GB\"}).7":{"featureFlag":"transcripts-served-by-titan","experimentId":"833b7a8d-f11a-4613-bcd0-a0872adf7143","experimentSlot":"2","experimentDomain":"all","__typename":"Experiment"},"$ROOT_QUERY.root.analytics.experiments({\"locale\":\"en_GB\"}).8":{"featureFlag":"updates-to-main-registration-ui","experimentId":"1c3e963c-730b-406b-a448-98ca2b130d7a","experimentSlot":"3","experimentDomain":"all","__typename":"Experiment"}}}
