How common is the surname Dixon?

159,480 people in the United States had the surname Dixon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,936 Americans. It ranked 167th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dixon?

Willie Dixon, American blues musician (1915–1992), followed by Jeane Dixon.

Where is the surname Dixon most common?

Wikidata records people named Dixon in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Dixon?

Dixon is /ˈdɪksən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Dixon getting more or less common?

More common. 152,015 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 159,480 in 2010, up 4.9%.

Is Dixon also a first name?

Yes. Dixon is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Dixon

A patronymic surname, carried by 159,480 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈdɪksən/ 2 syllables Soundex D250 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dixon is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

From Dick + -son.

Dixon is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 159,480 people named Dixon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,936 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 152,015.

#167

rank among US surnames

159,480

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #156)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#158	Simpson	163,181	1,892
#159	Porter	163,054	1,894
#160	Hunter	162,440	1,901
#161	Gordon	161,833	1,908
#162	Mendez	161,717	1,909
#163	Silva	161,633	1,910
#164	Shaw	160,400	1,925

Who is named Dixon

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

54% of people named Dixon identified as white (not Hispanic), 39% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 54%
Black (not Hispanic) 39%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dixons

51 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Willie Dixon
American blues musician (1915–1992)
Jeane Dixon
American astrologer and psychic, 1904–1997
Diane Dixon
American athlete (born 1964)
Donna Dixon
American former actress, born 1957
Dougal Dixon
British author, born 1947
Thomas Dixon Jr.
American Baptist minister, lawyer, politician and white supremacist writer (1864–1946)
Bill Dixon
American composer and educator (1925–2010)
Alan J. Dixon
American politician from Illinois (1927-2014)
Medina Dixon
American basketball player (1962–2021)
Diamond Dixon
American track and field athlete, born 1992
Joseph M. Dixon
American politician (1867-1934)
Leroy Dixon
American sprinter, born 1983

Notable Dixons come mostly from the United States (42), the United Kingdom (7) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Dickson

Surnames that sound like Dixon

Dixon has the Soundex code D250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D250.

Questions

Where does the surname Dixon come from?: From Dick + -son.
How common is the surname Dixon?: 159,480 people in the United States had the surname Dixon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,936 Americans. It ranked 167th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dixon?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Dixon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 39% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dixon?: Willie Dixon, American blues musician (1915–1992), followed by Jeane Dixon.
Where is the surname Dixon most common?: Wikidata records people named Dixon in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Dixon?: Dixon is /ˈdɪksən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Dixon?: Dixon is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Dixon getting more or less common?: More common. 152,015 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 159,480 in 2010, up 4.9%.
What are other spellings of Dixon?: Dickson.
Is Dixon also a first name?: Yes. Dixon is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.