Dix meaning | Last name Dix origin

A variant of the Dixon. Is Dick's son, that is Richard's son. "In Scotland it has been variously written at different periods, as Dicson, Dykson and Dickson. They are descended from one Richard Keith, said to be a son of the family of Keith, earls-marshal of Scotland, and in proof there of they carry in their arms the chief of Keith Mareschal. This Richard was commonly called Dick, and his sons, with the carelessness of that age, were styled Dickson." It is probable that he was the son of the great Marshal, Hervey de Keth, (ob. 1249,) by his wife Margaret, daughter of William, third lord Douglas. Dixon on Surnames. Boston, U.S., 1837. The Irish Dixons came from Scotland, in a clan, in the reign of Henry VIII. In 1617, if not earlier, they bore the arms of the English Dixons, which goes far to prove community of origin for the Dixons, Dicksons, & c., of the three king doms. The oldest spelling in Ireland is Dykesone. Inf. Sir Erasmus Dixon Borrowes, Bart. The great baron of Malpas, county of Chester, William Belward, had two sons, David and Richard. The latter's third Richard, surnamed Little, on account of his diminutive size, had two sons, the younger of whom was John, who received the surname of Richardson (Filius Ricardi) from his father's Christian name. It has been conjectured that some of the Dixons of the North of England, who trace their pedigree to the county of Chester, may be descendants of that John Richard son, alias Dick's son.

See Richard - 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, Ricket, 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.

Variant of the Dickson. See Richard - 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, Ricket, 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.

Descendant of Dick, a pet form of Rchard meaning "rule, hard".

A variant form of Dixon. The son of Dick, a pet form of Richard meaning "rule, hard".

Dix is the variation of Dixon. Dick's son. A common name in Great Britain. In England, it is generally spelt Dixon; and there are many distinct families so called.

In Scotland, it has been vaiously written, at different periods, as Dicson, Dykson, Dikson, Diksone, Diksoun, Diksoune, Dixson adn Dickson. They are descended from one Richard Keith, said to be a son of the family of Keith, Earls Marshal of Scotland, and, in proof thereof, carry in their Arms the chief of Keith Marischal.

This Richard was commonly called "Dick;" and his sons, with the carelessness of the age, were styled "Dickson." It is probable that he was the son of the great Marshal Hervey de Keth, by his wife Margaret, daughter of William, third Lord Douglas; because it was customary in those days, in Scotland, for cadets to compose their Arms by adding to their paternal bearing a part or the whole of their mother's Arms, to show their maternal descent, and to difference themselves from other descendants of the family; and the oldest Arms of the Dicksons are Azure three mullets argent, on a chief or, three pallets gules. Azure three mullets argent, was borne by the house of Douglas before the death of Bruce in 1329.

The first Dickson on record was also a retainer of the Douglas, and man of wealth and influence.

Thomas Dicson, of Heysleside, county Lanark, was born AD 1247, and, if grandson of the aforesaid Hervey, was second cousin to William, seventh Lord Douglas. The fief of Hazelside was granted to hi by this William of Douglas. Archdeacon Barbour, who wrote in 1375, calls him a good and rich man, who had very many friends. He died March, 1307 at 60, and was succeeded by his son, Thomas Dicson, of Heysleside.

The family increased rapidly, and became one of the principal Border Clans of the East Marches. These Foraying or Riding Clans, as they were otherwise styled, were broken up about the time of the union of the Crowns; and although most of the Dicksons remained in the Border counties, some went farther north. One branch removed to the highlands of Perth; and of this line was -
Henry Dickson, of Dunblane, county Perth, whose son

Thomas Dickson or Dixon, born in Dunblane, 1739, married Elizabeth, daughter of Alexander Mann, of Renny, county Ross, an officer in the army, and his wife Katharine, daughter of John Fraser, of Lovat, son of Thomas, Lord Lovat, and settled in the city of Westminster, where he adopted the English mode of spelling his name. In 1788, he removed to the Netherlands, where he died in 1824, at 84, and was succeeded by his only son,

THomas Dixon, K.N.L., K.L., who was born in Westminster, county Middlesex, England, in 1781. He was made Chevalier of the Order of the Lily by H.R.H. the count d'Artois, afterwards King Charles X, by patent, dated Paris, August 25, 1814; and was created Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion by H.M. the King of Netherlands. He married Mary B., daughter of Benjamin Parrott Homer, of Boston, Mass., and died in Boston in 1849, at 68, leaving - with one daughter, Harriette E.M., who married William H. Boulton, of Toronto - three sons; one of whom, Thomas Henry, died unmarried in Paris, in 1853. The survivors are-
(1) B. Homer Dixon, of Boston Mass.
(2) Fitz Eugene Dixon, who married Catherine Chew, daughter of the Hon. George M. Dallas, and resides in Philadelphia.