Rix Surname
Approximately 13,100 people bear this surname
Rix Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ricard' or Rickard, i.e. Richard; nicked to Rick, whence Rix and Ricks; compare Dix for Dicks, and v. Rickard.
1701. Married — Richard Instance and Elizabeth Rix: St.
Read More About This SurnameRix Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,754 | 1:14,842 | 2,190 |
| United States | 3,220 | 1:112,565 | 12,200 |
| Australia | 1,444 | 1:18,695 | 2,604 |
| Germany | 1,177 | 1:68,399 | 8,757 |
| South Africa | 1,019 | 1:53,168 | 6,749 |
| Canada | 600 | 1:61,409 | 7,197 |
| Denmark | 575 | 1:9,817 | 918 |
| France | 209 | 1:317,812 | 48,279 |
| New Zealand | 189 | 1:23,959 | 4,190 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Wales | 140 | 1:22,104 | 2,352 |
| Sweden | 107 | 1:92,026 | 6,708 |
| Zimbabwe | 50 | 1:308,765 | 30,783 |
| Brazil | 48 | 1:4,459,882 | 118,224 |
| Russia | 44 | 1:3,275,524 | 171,933 |
| Scotland | 44 | 1:121,678 | 7,769 |
| Thailand | 40 | 1:1,765,959 | 222,048 |
| Namibia | 26 | 1:92,669 | 8,353 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 1:19,189 | 1,439 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,659 | 1:14,693 | 2,190 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 798 | 1:62,931 | 6,868 |
Rix (992) may also be a first name.
Rix Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ricard' or Rickard, i.e. Richard; nicked to Rick, whence Rix and Ricks; compare Dix for Dicks, and v. Rickard.
1701. Married — Richard Instance and Elizabeth Rix: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1789. — Cecil Rix and Grace Bennett: St. George, Hanover Square.
(2) Local, 'at the rix.' Rix is sometimes local. 'Rix, a reed. Exmoor'(Halliwell). This seems to have existed since the 13th century. 'At the reeds' would seem to be meant by.
John de la Rixe, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Osbert de la Rixe, Somerset, ibid.
Alan Richert, a follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder in 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). Thomas Rechard, 1561 (CMN., 80). As forename: Richart Strathern, 1462. An Old English personal name meaning "powerfully rich" (rice + h(e)ard).
1 for Ricks, q.v.
2 a local name from Old English rix, from, a rush (the surname de la Rixe occurs in the Hundred-Rolls for Somerset).
(English) The son of Rick, a pet form of Richard (rule, hard); dweller near, or in, the rushes.
This baptismal name, besides becoming itself a surname, has given rise to many others; viz., Richards, Richardson, Rich, Ritchie, Riches, Rick, Ricks, Rix, Rickson, Rixon, Ritson, Rickards, Rieket, Ricketts. From Dick and Hitchin, two ' nurse-names ' of Richard, we also derive Dix, Dicks, Dickson, Dixon, Digons, Dickens, Dickins, Dickinson, Dickerson, Dickison; and Hitchins, Hitchinson, Hitchcock, Hitchcox.
(Saxon.) Of a powerful, rich, or generous disposition, from ric, rich, and ard, nature or disposition.
From the Old Norse, Rikard; in the Domesday Book, Richeri, Ricard, Ricar, Richer; from the German, Rietsch; from the Dutch, Rikke, Rikkers; from the Flemish, Richez; a personal name.
Henry Rix was rector of Depham in 1713; Nic. Rix, master of St. Giles' Hospital, Norwich, who died in 1675, was preceded as steward or keeper of the same hospital by Nic. Rix, evidently his father, who died in 1643; Rixe was the name of the rector of Bodney in 1554 (Bl.). The name is still in Norwich.
Rix Demographics
Average Rix Salary in
United States
$45,442 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rix Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rix Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rix is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rix? popularity and diffusion
Rix is the 40,054th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 556,301 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Rix reside; 36 percent reside in Northern Europe and 30 percent reside in British Isles. Rix is also the 255,582nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 992 people.
It is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 3,754 people, or 1 in 14,842. In England it is mostly found in: Norfolk, where 18 percent live, Greater London, where 12 percent live and Essex, where 7 percent live. Besides England this surname exists in 73 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.
Rix Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Rix has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Rix last name rose 226 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 404 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rix Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Rix surname are 6.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.37% registered with the political party.
The amount Rix earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 105.82% more than the national average, earning 712,317 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 118.89% more than the national average, earning R 520,164 per year; in United States they earn 5.31% more than the national average, earning $45,442 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.38% more than the national average, earning $53,350 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reix | 86 | 1,324 | / |
| Roix | 86 | 494 | / |
| Rixe | 86 | 376 | / |
| Ruix | 86 | 120 | / |
| Raix | 86 | 78 | / |
| Riex | 86 | 40 | / |
| Rixx | 86 | 6 | / |
| Riox | 86 | 4 | / |
| Rijx | 86 | 3 | / |
| Rrix | 86 | 2 | / |
| Riqx | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rixs | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rizx | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rixt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ridx | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rigx | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rikx | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rhix | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rgix | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rijkx | 75 | 84 | / |
| Rixse | 75 | 54 | / |
| Raixz | 75 | 7 | / |
| Rixce | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ruizx | 75 | 3 | / |
| Reixh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Reinx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Reixe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rixxs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rioxz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Reitx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rex | 67 | 24,272 | / |
| Riz | 67 | 7,032 | / |
| Ris | 67 | 3,439 | / |
| Rik | 67 | 2,309 | / |
| Rux | 67 | 1,740 | / |
| Ric | 67 | 1,463 | / |
| Riß | 67 | 490 | / |
| Rig | 67 | 262 | / |
| Rij | 67 | 177 | / |
| Riq | 67 | 107 | / |
| Rijckx | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ryx | 67 | 31 | / |
| Riš | 67 | 23 | / |
| Rič | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rjx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Riç | 67 | 1 | / |
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Rix Reference & Research
Rix One-name Study - A profile of the Rix surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
Rix Family Alliance - A forum, news of the DNA study, and a table indicating the geographic origin of members past and present. For present members there is a news page, family teees and access to past newsletters.
Rix FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Rix 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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