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 Male Wix Height
175.86 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wix Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wix Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wix is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wix? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wix is the 148,940th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,456,200 people. The surname Wix occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Wix live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequent first name globally It is held by 55 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2,338 people, or 1 in 155,029. In The United States Wix is primarily concentrated in: Tennessee, where 28 percent are found, Kentucky, where 6 percent are found and California, where 5 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.
Wix Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wix has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wix last name rose 906 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 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% registered with 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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