How common is the surname Hixon?

5,091 people in the United States had the surname Hixon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,645 Americans. It ranked 6,649th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hixon?

Michael Hixon, American diver, followed by Domenik Hixon.

Where is the surname Hixon most common?

Wikidata records people named Hixon in the United States.

Is the surname Hixon getting more or less common?

More common. 4,847 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,091 in 2010, up 5.0%.

The surname Hixon

A patronymic surname, carried by 5,091 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hixon is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

Surname from Hick + -son.

Hixon 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 5,091 people named Hixon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,645 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,847.

#6,649

rank among US surnames

5,091

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #6,460)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,645	Proulx	5,096	60,586
#6,646	Rae	5,094	60,610
#6,647	Turcotte	5,092	60,633
#6,649	Hixon	5,091	60,645
#6,651	Massaro	5,089	60,669

Who is named Hixon

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

83% of people named Hixon identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hixons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Hixon
American diver, born 1994
Domenik Hixon
American football wide receiver, born 1984

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Hixon

Hixon has the Soundex code H250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H250.

Questions

Where does the surname Hixon come from?: Surname from Hick + -son.
How common is the surname Hixon?: 5,091 people in the United States had the surname Hixon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,645 Americans. It ranked 6,649th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hixon?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Hixon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hixon?: Michael Hixon, American diver, followed by Domenik Hixon.
Where is the surname Hixon most common?: Wikidata records people named Hixon in the United States.
What type of surname is Hixon?: Hixon is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hixon getting more or less common?: More common. 4,847 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,091 in 2010, up 5.0%.