How common is the surname Hix?

5,244 people in the United States had the surname Hix in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,876 Americans. It ranked 6,476th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hix?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Hix identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Hix getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,844 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,244 in 2010, down 10%.

The surname Hix

A surname, carried by 5,244 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hix is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,244 people named Hix in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,876 Americans. That is down 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,844.

#6,476

rank among US surnames

5,244

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

-10.3%

change since 2000 (was #5,470)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,469	Escoto	5,249	58,820
#6,470	Aronson	5,247	58,842
#6,474	Grow	5,246	58,854
#6,476	Uhl	5,244	58,876
#6,479	Flory	5,243	58,887

Who is named Hix

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

91% of people named Hix identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Hix?: 5,244 people in the United States had the surname Hix in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,876 Americans. It ranked 6,476th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hix?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Hix identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Hix getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,844 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,244 in 2010, down 10%.