# Nixon (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/nixon/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 38,147 |
| US rank (2010) | 907 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,094 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.9% (36,037 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈnɪk.sɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Nickson, Nixson |

## Etymology

From Nick + -son, an alteration of Nickson, originally a patronymic meaning "son of Nicholas".

## Who carries it

Share of people named Nixon in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 62% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Nixon in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Nixon

- Cynthia Nixon, American actress and politician
- Jay Nixon, 55th Governor of Missouri (2009–2017)
- Marni Nixon, American singer and actress (1930-2016)
- Kimberley Nixon, British actress
- Marian Nixon, actress
- Julie Nixon Eisenhower, American author (born 1948)
- Greg Nixon, American sprinter
- Agnes Nixon, American soap opera screenwriter (1922–2016)
- Norm Nixon, American basketball player (born 1955)
- DeVaughn Nixon, actor
- Thomas Nixon Carver, American economist (1865-1961)
- George S. Nixon, American politician (1860-1912)

and 4 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Nickson, Nguyen, Newsome, Newsom, Nason, Nissen, Newson, Naquin, Nakano, Nuzum, Nakayama, Niccum.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.