How common is the surname Nix?

24,786 people in the United States had the surname Nix in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,456 Americans. It ranked 1,438th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Nix?

In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Nix identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).

Who is the most famous person named Nix?

Garth Nix, Australian fantasy writer, followed by Alexander Nix.

Where is the surname Nix most common?

Wikidata records people named Nix in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Nix getting more or less common?

More common. 22,814 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,786 in 2010, up 8.6%.

The surname Nix

A patronymic surname, carried by 24,786 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex N200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nix is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

From Nick, diminutive of the given name Nicholas + patronymic suffix -s.

Nix 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 24,786 people named Nix in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,456 Americans. That is up 8.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,814.

#1,438

rank among US surnames

24,786

people in 2010

8.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,437)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,430	Solano	24,881	12,409
#1,431	Duong	24,870	12,414
#1,432	Edmonds	24,857	12,421
#1,433	Gomes	24,827	12,436
#1,434	Buckner	24,822	12,438
#1,435	Walden	24,821	12,439
#1,436	Hutchison	24,820	12,439

Who is named Nix

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

81% of people named Nix identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nixs

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Garth Nix
Australian fantasy writer, born 1963
Alexander Nix
British businessman, born 1975
Matt Nix
American screenwriter, producer, and director, born 1971
Bo Nix
American football player (born 2000)

Notable Nixs come mostly from the United States (2), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Questions

Where does the surname Nix come from?: From Nick, diminutive of the given name Nicholas + patronymic suffix -s.
How common is the surname Nix?: 24,786 people in the United States had the surname Nix in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,456 Americans. It ranked 1,438th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nix?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Nix identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Nix?: Garth Nix, Australian fantasy writer, followed by Alexander Nix.
Where is the surname Nix most common?: Wikidata records people named Nix in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Nix?: Nix is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Nix getting more or less common?: More common. 22,814 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,786 in 2010, up 8.6%.