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    The surname Rix

    A patronymic surname, carried by 2,391 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex R200

    Rix: #12,872 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Rix #12,872, 2,391 people Rix: #12,872 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Rix #12,872, 2,391 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rix is more common than 92.1% of them.

    Origin

    From Rick + the patronymic suffix -s.

    Rix 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 2,391 people named Rix in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 129,128 Americans. That is down 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,466.

    #12,872
    rank among US surnames
    2,391
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    -3%
    change since 2000 (was #11,653)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,865Wunder2,393129,020
    #12,869Buckwalter2,392129,074
    #12,872Luebke2,391129,128
    #12,878Silber2,390129,182
    #12,881Dearth2,389129,236

    Who is named Rix

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

    92% of people named Rix identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Rixs

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Hilda Rix Nicholas
      Australian painter (1884–1961)
    • Brian Rix
      British actor (1924-2016)

    Notable Rixs come mostly from Australia (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

    Questions

    Where does the surname Rix come from?
    From Rick + the patronymic suffix -s.
    How common is the surname Rix?
    2,391 people in the United States had the surname Rix in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,128 Americans. It ranked 12,872nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rix?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Rix identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Rix?
    Hilda Rix Nicholas, Australian painter (1884–1961), followed by Brian Rix.
    Where is the surname Rix most common?
    Wikidata records people named Rix in Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    What type of surname is Rix?
    Rix is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Rix getting more or less common?
    Less common. 2,466 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,391 in 2010, down 3.0%.