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    The surname Nixon

    A patronymic surname, carried by 38,147 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈnɪk.sɪn/ 2 syllables Soundex N250 Also a first name

    Nixon: #907 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Nixon #907, 38,147 people Nixon: #907 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Nixon #907, 38,147 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nixon is more common than 99.4% of them.

    Origin

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

    Nixon 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 38,147 people named Nixon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,094 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 36,037.

    #907
    rank among US surnames
    38,147
    people in 2010
    13
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.9%
    change since 2000 (was #877)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #898Farley38,5288,014
    #899Bernard38,5128,017
    #900Ashley38,4998,020
    #901Friedman38,3748,046
    #902Potts38,2778,066
    #903Truong38,2678,068
    #904Costa38,2658,069

    Who is named Nixon

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

    62% of people named Nixon identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Nixons

    16 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Cynthia Nixon
      American actress and politician, born 1966
    • Jay Nixon
      55th Governor of Missouri (2009–2017)
    • Marni Nixon
      American singer and actress (1930-2016)
    • Kimberley Nixon
      British actress, born 1985
    • Marian Nixon
      Actress, 1904–1983
    • Julie Nixon Eisenhower
      American author (born 1948)
    • Greg Nixon
      American sprinter, born 1981
    • Agnes Nixon
      American soap opera screenwriter (1922–2016)
    • Norm Nixon
      American basketball player (born 1955)
    • DeVaughn Nixon
      Actor, born 1983
    • Thomas Nixon Carver
      American economist (1865-1961)
    • George S. Nixon
      American politician (1860-1912)

    Notable Nixons come mostly from the United States (15) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Nixon

    Nixon has the Soundex code N250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N250.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Nixon come from?
    From Nick + -son, an alteration of Nickson, originally a patronymic meaning "son of Nicholas".
    How common is the surname Nixon?
    38,147 people in the United States had the surname Nixon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,094 Americans. It ranked 907th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Nixon?
    In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Nixon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Nixon?
    Cynthia Nixon, American actress and politician, followed by Jay Nixon.
    Where is the surname Nixon most common?
    Wikidata records people named Nixon in the United States and the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Nixon?
    Nixon is /ˈnɪk.sɪn/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Nixon?
    Nixon is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Nixon getting more or less common?
    More common. 36,037 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 38,147 in 2010, up 5.9%.
    What are other spellings of Nixon?
    Nickson and Nixson.
    Is Nixon also a first name?
    Yes. Nixon is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.