The surname Hixson
A surname, carried by 6,408 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex H250
Origin
A surname.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 6,408 people named Hixson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,181 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,285.
#5,433
rank among US surnames
6,408
people in 2010
2.2
per 100,000 Americans
+2%
change since 2000 (was #5,123)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #5,429 | Bolling | 6,414 | 48,136 |
| #5,431 | Mumford | 6,413 | 48,144 |
| #5,432 | Crittenden | 6,411 | 48,159 |
| #5,433 | O'Bryan | 6,408 | 48,181 |
Who is named Hixson
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
90% of people named Hixson identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 90%
- Black (not Hispanic) 5.2%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
- Two or more races 1.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Hixson has the Soundex code H250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H250.
Questions
- How common is the surname Hixson?
- 6,408 people in the United States had the surname Hixson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,181 Americans. It ranked 5,433rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Hixson?
- In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Hixson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Hixson getting more or less common?
- More common. 6,285 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,408 in 2010, up 2.0%.