Wix Surname
Approximately 2,967 people bear this surname
Wix Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A variant of Wykes, and compare Dix for Dicks, Rix for Ricks, or Nix for Nicks. All these variants are more or less modern.
1756. Baptised — Sarah, d. Edward Wix: St. Peter, Cornhill.
Read More About This SurnameWix Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,338 | 1:155,029 | 15,867 |
| England | 254 | 1:219,362 | 18,571 |
| Germany | 85 | 1:947,123 | 66,306 |
| Thailand | 59 | 1:1,197,260 | 174,557 |
| New Zealand | 57 | 1:79,444 | 11,532 |
| Australia | 42 | 1:642,755 | 44,739 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 269 | 1:90,615 | 9,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 258 | 1:194,646 | 17,040 |
Wix (55) may also be a first name.
Wix Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A variant of Wykes, and compare Dix for Dicks, Rix for Ricks, or Nix for Nicks. All these variants are more or less modern.
1756. Baptised — Sarah, d. Edward Wix: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1803. Married — Joseph Wix and Amy Mi nail: St. George, Hanover Square.
The death of Jemima Wix, Peckham, was announced in the Standard, Nov. 10, 1886.
For Wicks, q.v.
(English) The son of little Wilk, a pet form of William (resolution, helmet); variants of. Wick, q.v.; one who came from Wix (dairy farms), in Essex.
The same as Wick. One of the greatest habitats of this name was the neighbourhood of Hastings, though the precise locality from which it was derived is unknown. Gualterus Diaconus, the ancestor of the family of De Hastings, lords of the barony of Hastings, held a knight's fee in Wikes at the making of Domesday. Ellis, Introd. i. 421. Wikes, Wyke, Wykes, Wix, Wickes, &c., seem to be mere orthographical variations.
A location name in Essex.
Wix Demographics
Average Wix Salary in
United States
$39,667 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wix Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wix Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wix occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wix? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wix is the 148,940th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,456,200 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Wix reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wix is also the 1,336,256th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 55 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 2,338 people, or 1 in 155,029. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Tennessee, where 28 percent reside, Kentucky, where 6 percent reside and California, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 33 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.
Wix Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wix has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wix last name increased 906 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 6 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wix Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wix last name are 2.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.04% being registered to vote for the party.
Wix earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.07% less than the national average, earning $39,667 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weix | 86 | 324 | / |
| Wixe | 86 | 36 | / |
| Wixx | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wixs | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wikx | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wiex | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hwix | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wuix | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wwix | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vwix | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wicx | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wgix | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wisx | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wixt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wiox | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wixøe | 75 | 14 | / |
| Wiehx | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wicxs | 75 | 4 | / |
| Waitx | 75 | 2 | / |
| Waixh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwixh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wiqjx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weisx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whitx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vix | 67 | 1,246 | / |
| Wis | 67 | 1,131 | / |
| Wex | 67 | 853 | / |
| Bix | 67 | 687 | / |
| Wij | 67 | 599 | / |
| Wiz | 67 | 128 | / |
| Wiß | 67 | 98 | / |
| Uix | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wux | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wyx | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wjx | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wixová | 67 | 1 | / |
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