Hixson Surname
Approximately 9,454 people bear this surname
Hixson Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Richard'; for Hickson, of which both are variants, v. Hick; compare Dixon, Rixon, Moxon. and Coxon for Dickson, Rickson, Mockson, and Cockson.
1572. John Hixson and Elizabeth Raynolds: Marriage Lic.
Read More About This SurnameHixson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,060 | 1:40,007 | 4,924 |
| England | 167 | 1:333,641 | 24,529 |
| Wales | 81 | 1:38,204 | 3,749 |
| Canada | 55 | 1:669,920 | 54,285 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 71 | 1:343,315 | 22,014 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:74,686 | 3,520 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 962 | 1:52,202 | 5,894 |
Hixson (26) may also be a first name.
Hixson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Richard'; for Hickson, of which both are variants, v. Hick; compare Dixon, Rixon, Moxon. and Coxon for Dickson, Rickson, Mockson, and Cockson.
1572. John Hixson and Elizabeth Raynolds: Marriage Lic. (Westmorland).
1777. Married — Jeremiah Lock and Susanna Hixson: St. George, Hanover Square.
1784. — George Mold and Mary Hixon: ibid.
= Hickson, q.v.
(English) The son of Hick, a pet form of Richard (rule, hard); one who came from Hixon (Hyht’s hill), in Staffordshire.
Hixson Demographics
Average Hixson Salary in
United States
$43,194 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hixson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hixson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hixson is most common in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hixson? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 53,924th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 770,843 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Hixson live; 92 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 26 people.
Hixson is most common in The United States, where it is held by 9,060 people, or 1 in 40,007. In The United States Hixson is mostly found in: Tennessee, where 10 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Wales, where 1 percent are found.
Hixson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hixson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hixson surname grew 942 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 235 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 386 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hixson Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Hixson surname are 18.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.11% being registered with the party.
The amount Hixson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 38.49% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,923 per year; in United States they earn 0.1% more than the national average, earning $43,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.75% more than the national average, earning $55,522 CAD per year.
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