How common is the surname Mixon?

12,394 people in the United States had the surname Mixon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,911 Americans. It ranked 2,894th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mixon?

Katy Mixon, American actress and model, followed by Joe Mixon.

Where is the surname Mixon most common?

Wikidata records people named Mixon in the United States.

Is the surname Mixon getting more or less common?

More common. 12,154 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,394 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Mixon

A surname, carried by 12,394 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mixon is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,394 people named Mixon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,911 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,154.

#2,894

rank among US surnames

12,394

people in 2010

4.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #2,720)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,885	Berrios	12,451	24,797
#2,886	Zelaya	12,448	24,803
#2,887	Jaeger	12,436	24,827
#2,888	Smalls	12,435	24,829
#2,889	Clevenger	12,428	24,843
#2,891	Bollinger	12,425	24,849
#2,892	Armendariz	12,423	24,853

Who is named Mixon

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

64% of people named Mixon identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 64%
Black (not Hispanic) 31%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mixons

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Katy Mixon
American actress and model, born 1981
Joe Mixon
American football player, born 1996
Junior Walker
American saxophonist (1931-1995)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mixon

Mixon has the Soundex code M250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M250.

Questions

How common is the surname Mixon?: 12,394 people in the United States had the surname Mixon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,911 Americans. It ranked 2,894th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mixon?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Mixon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mixon?: Katy Mixon, American actress and model, followed by Joe Mixon.
Where is the surname Mixon most common?: Wikidata records people named Mixon in the United States.
Is the surname Mixon getting more or less common?: More common. 12,154 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,394 in 2010, up 2.0%.