Bixby Surname

77,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bixby Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Bigby (Bekki’s homestead), in Lincolnshire.

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Bixby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6681:63,9487,484
England3491:159,65114,974
Canada1981:186,08918,399
Ecuador251:636,23411,898
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
France101:6,642,272293,169
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
China21:683,660,78330,601
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:203,12816,084
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9721:25,4663,146

Bixby (86) may also be a first name.

Bixby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Bigby (Bekki’s homestead), in Lincolnshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Danish.) Local. The house or village among the box—trees.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Erom Bigby; a location name in Lincolnshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the name of a parish in Norfolk.

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Bixby Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bixby Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bixby is most common in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bixby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bixby is the 77,592nd most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,156,203 people. The last name Bixby is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Bixby reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bixby is also the 1,032,266th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 86 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 5,668 people, or 1 in 63,948. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and Minnesota, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Bixby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bixby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bixby surname rose 287 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 291 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bixby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bixby last name are 14.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.58% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bixby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.31% more than the national average, earning $46,736 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.68% more than the national average, earning $50,520 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bigxby914/
Bixboy911/
Bisxby911/
Bixbey911/
Bisby801,160/
Vixby802/
Wixby801/
Bexby801/
Byxby800/
Bixbe800/
Bigsby731,389/
Bisbey73298/
Bixbee7316/
Biszby735/
Bixbie733/
Biesby732/
Veixby731/
Bidsby731/
Baisby730/
Bishbay674/
Bigsbey673/
Bigssby671/
Bigsbuy670/
Whixbey670/
Bicksby670/
Biggsby670/

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Bixby Reference & Research

Bixby DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Bixby FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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