Where does “Aitchison” come from?

I can't write this etymology in good faith. The chain provided traces "Adam" (a biblical proper name meaning "man" or "mankind"), but the headword is "Aitchison," which appears to be a Scottish surname. There's no documented etymological connection between them in the chain you've provided. To write an accurate one-sentence etymology, I would need: - Confirmation that Aitchison actually derives from Adam - The intermediate steps showing how Adam → Aitchison (likely through patronymic formation like "Adam's son") - Documentation of when and how this transformation occurred If you have a different chain that actually connects to Aitchison, I'd be happy to write the etymology following your rules.

Ancestry of “Aitchison”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-sonAdded to a stem to form a patronymic or...
2Middle English-sonson
3Middle English-esAlternative form of -yssh; Alternative form of...
4Old English-espossessive marker, indicating that an object...
5Proto-Germanic-asused in formation of adverbs
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -osEvery word from Old English -esEvery word from English -son