# Dix (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dix/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,748 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,647 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 31,673 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.4% (9,714 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /dɪks/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Dick + the patronymic suffix -s.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dix in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 76% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dix in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Dix

- Dorothea Dix, American author and social reformer (1802–1887)
- Walter Dix, American sprinter
- Richard Dix, American actor (1893–1949)
- Eulabee Dix, American artist (1878-1961)
- Beulah Marie Dix, American screenwriter, children's book author (1876-1970)
- John Alden Dix, American politician (1860-1928)
- Margaret A. Dix, British botanist, zoologist and botanical collector (1939–2025)

## Similar surnames

Diaz, Duke, Dickey, Doss, Dick, Desai, Dias, Diggs, Dees, Duque, Das, Dawes.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.