Dixon is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dixon
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

Dixon is variation of Dix. 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.

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

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

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.

Family name is the variation of 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.

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.

How popular is Dixon?

Dixon is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Jamaica, Sierra Leone, South Africa, New Zealand, Liberia, Nicaragua, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Panama, Northern Ireland, Thailand, Honduras, France, India, Nigeria, Cayman Islands, Saudi Arabia, Costa Rica, Spain, Bahrain, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore, Philippines, Trinidad and Tobago, Portugal, Namibia, Denmark, Zimbabwe, Barbados, Isle of Man.

Dixon is ranked 1585 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Dixon bearers increased by 4.91 per cent in 2010 US census to 159480 since 2000, the surname slipped by 11 spots and ranked at 167. The last name was found in around 5 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 54.25 57.05
Black 39.26 38.21
Others 2.61 1.84
Hispanic or Latino 2.49 1.62
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.96 0.89
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.43 0.38
Dixon is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Cayman Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 342383 people have been found who wears Dixon as their family name. Dixon is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Dixon:
148 United States204,673
Countries with ten thousands of Dixon:
96 England58,505
141 Australia20,028
332 Canada13,638
47 Jamaica11,061
Countries with thousands of Dixon:
206 Sierra Leone6,422
1,988 South Africa3,448
167 New Zealand3,141
197 Liberia3,046
416 Nicaragua2,069
469 Ireland1,884
528 Scotland1,864
164 Wales1,811
349 Panama1,593
Countries with hundreds of Dixon:
420 Northern Ireland901
13,617 Thailand736
730 Honduras642
16,948 France587
54,265 India541
19,809 Nigeria477
19 Cayman Islands450
10,708 Saudi Arabia437
559 Costa Rica387
12,079 Spain278
963 Bahrain250
33,964 Germany230
18,152 Netherlands148
1,485 Singapore137
73,424 Philippines137
1,462 Trinidad and Tobago128
4,225 Portugal123
3,485 Namibia121
5,122 Denmark114
17,842 Zimbabwe113
430 Barbados110
119 Isle of Man105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
100,531 Russia99
7,360 Sweden97
472 Bahamas89
36,028 Argentina88
24,672 Japan83
7,619 Colombia78
84,310 Brazil75
17,580 Mexico71
5,897 Dominican Republic69
6,926 Kuwait67
17,396 Papua New Guinea64
966 Belize62
14,619 Switzerland53
9,953 Iraq52
2,716 Suriname51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,606 China45
15,150 Norway45
32,468 Malaysia43
80,162 Italy42
410 Jersey41
3,004 Hong Kong34
560 United States Virgin Islands33
14,299 Chile30
22,713 United Arab Emirates29
46,150 Belgium25
246,176 Indonesia25
570 Antigua and Barbuda23
15,343 Botswana22
3,602 Guyana22
1,143 Guam21
392 Saint Kitts and Nevis20
515 Bermuda19
632 Grenada19
1,289 Malta18
49,801 Austria16
24,270 Finland16
1,095 Saint Lucia16
15,474 Ecuador14
59,297 Belarus13
70,223 Czechia13
11,540 Ghana13
9,162 Sri Lanka13
81,551 Uganda13
19,471 Estonia12
126,214 Poland11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
7,343 Cuba9
85,267 Greece9
19,532 Malawi9
60,754 Tanzania9
2,767 Vietnam9
21,487 Afghanistan8
6,458 Guatemala8
95,036 Kazakhstan8
1,091 South Korea8
893 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7
1,961 American Samoa6
19,750 Georgia6
991 Gibraltar6
6,082 Oman6
55,922 Qatar6
23,065 Taiwan6
43,431 Venezuela6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Thomas Dixon worked as tailoress and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 25 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Henrietta Mary and arrived on May 15, 1846. Workman Thomas Dixon, 40 years old Pat Dixon, 4 years old Harriett Dixon, Francis Dixon (18), James Dixon (28) Mason, Spinster Anne Dixon, Adam Dixon (45) Immigrant, James Dixon (11) Immigrant, and 293 other Dixon around 48.82% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster and farmer, servant, house keeper, carpenter, gardner/grower, dressmaker migrated to US from Liverpool, Cork & Liverpool, Glasgow and Newry.

From Germany

Marie Dixon was 27 years old when she migrated to United States on June 1, 1870. She lived in Germany and took City Of Manchester from Liverpool. 28 years old Alfred Dixon, 3 years old Mary Dixon, Susanna Dixon (20), William Dixon (33) Farmer, 21 years old John Dixon, Anne Dixon, aged 45, 22 years old Mrs Dixon, Margt. Dixon, Apolline Dixon (58), Laborer Peter-J. Dixon, Farmer Mary Dixon, are others that migrated to US from London, Liverpool, Liverpool & Queenstown, Havre & Plymouth, Hamburg and Boulogne & Rotterdam.

Dixon Namesakes

  • Ambrose Dixon, early American Quaker pioneer
  • William Hepworth Dixon, English historian and traveller
  • Carl Dixon, Canadian rock singer, keyboardist and guitarist
  • Robert M. W. Dixon,
  • Jane Dixon, American bishop of the Episcopal Church
  • Henry Hall Dixon, English sporting writer known by his 'nom de plume'
  • Reginald Dixon, English theatre organist
  • Monica Dixon, executive director of Forward Together PAC
  • Rod Dixon, former New Zealand middle- to long-distance runner
  • James R. Dixon, was Professor Emeritus and Curator Emeritus of Amphibians and Reptiles at the Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection at Texas A&M University
  • Dean Dixon, American conductor
  • Catharine Dixon, Canadian journalist and author of non-fiction books
  • Adele Dixon, English actress and singer
  • George E. Dixon, first lieutenant in the Confederate Army
  • Chicka Dixon, Australian Aboriginal activist and leader
  • Royal Dixon, American author
  • James Main Dixon, Scottish teacher and author
  • Vonette Dixon, Jamaican hurdler
  • Derrell Dixon, US American Heavyweight boxer
  • Jolyon Dixon, English guitarist and a member of Rachel Fuller's band
  • William W. Dixon, U.S. Representative from Montana
  • Lincoln Dixon, U.S. Representative from Indiana
  • Sonny Dixon, retired in May 2015 as lead anchor of 'THE News at 5 & 6' and "WTOC PRIME" on WTOC-TV
  • Ed Dixon, American character actor, playwright and composer
  • Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer
  • Henry Horatio Dixon, scientist
  • Dougal Dixon, Scottish palaeontologist, geologist and author
  • Roland Burrage Dixon, American anthropologist
  • Willie Dixon, American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter
  • Richard Watson Dixon, English poet and divine, son of Dr James Dixon
  • Scott Dixon, New Zealand professional racing driver
  • Jeane Dixon, was one of the best-known American self-proclaimed psychics and astrologers of the 20th century
  • Marcus Dixon, American football coach and a former defensive end
  • Bill Dixon, American musician, composer, visual artist
  • David Dixon, English actor and screenwriter
  • Juan Dixon, American former professional basketball player and the current head coach for Coppin State University
  • Frank M. Dixon, American Democratic politician
  • Johnny Dixon, English footballer who played as an inside forward
  • Julian Dixon, American politician from the state of California serving from 1979 until his death
  • Alan J. Dixon, American politician and member of the Democratic Party
  • Hanford Dixon, former professional American football cornerback
  • Owen Dixon, Australian judge and diplomat
  • Lee Dixon, English retired professional footballer
  • Donna Dixon, retired American actress and former beauty queen
  • Chuck Dixon, American comic book writer, best
  • Joan Dixon, American film and television actress in the 1950s
  • Ivan Dixon, American actor, director, and producer best
  • Charles P. Dixon, male tennis player from Great Britain
  • A. C. Dixon, Baptist pastor, Bible expositor
  • Kerry Dixon, English retired professional footballer
  • Arrington Dixon, former Chair and Member of the Council of the District of Columbia of Washington
  • Cec Dixon, played first-class cricket between 1913 and 1924
  • George Washington Dixon, American singer, stage actor, and newspaper editor

Dixon Namesakes

  • Ambrose Dixon, early American Quaker pioneer
  • William Hepworth Dixon, English historian and traveller
  • Carl Dixon, Canadian rock singer, keyboardist and guitarist
  • Robert M. W. Dixon,
  • Jane Dixon, American bishop of the Episcopal Church
  • Henry Hall Dixon, English sporting writer known by his 'nom de plume'
  • Reginald Dixon, English theatre organist
  • Monica Dixon, executive director of Forward Together PAC
  • Rod Dixon, former New Zealand middle- to long-distance runner
  • James R. Dixon, was Professor Emeritus and Curator Emeritus of Amphibians and Reptiles at the Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection at Texas A&M University
  • Dean Dixon, American conductor
  • Catharine Dixon, Canadian journalist and author of non-fiction books
  • Adele Dixon, English actress and singer
  • George E. Dixon, first lieutenant in the Confederate Army
  • Chicka Dixon, Australian Aboriginal activist and leader
  • Royal Dixon, American author
  • James Main Dixon, Scottish teacher and author
  • Vonette Dixon, Jamaican hurdler
  • Derrell Dixon, US American Heavyweight boxer
  • Jolyon Dixon, English guitarist and a member of Rachel Fuller's band
  • William W. Dixon, U.S. Representative from Montana
  • Lincoln Dixon, U.S. Representative from Indiana
  • Sonny Dixon, retired in May 2015 as lead anchor of 'THE News at 5 & 6' and "WTOC PRIME" on WTOC-TV
  • Ed Dixon, American character actor, playwright and composer
  • Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer
  • Henry Horatio Dixon, scientist
  • Dougal Dixon, Scottish palaeontologist, geologist and author
  • Roland Burrage Dixon, American anthropologist
  • Willie Dixon, American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter
  • Richard Watson Dixon, English poet and divine, son of Dr James Dixon
  • Scott Dixon, New Zealand professional racing driver
  • Jeane Dixon, was one of the best-known American self-proclaimed psychics and astrologers of the 20th century
  • Marcus Dixon, American football coach and a former defensive end
  • Bill Dixon, American musician, composer, visual artist
  • David Dixon, English actor and screenwriter
  • Juan Dixon, American former professional basketball player and the current head coach for Coppin State University
  • Frank M. Dixon, American Democratic politician
  • Johnny Dixon, English footballer who played as an inside forward
  • Julian Dixon, American politician from the state of California serving from 1979 until his death
  • Alan J. Dixon, American politician and member of the Democratic Party
  • Hanford Dixon, former professional American football cornerback
  • Owen Dixon, Australian judge and diplomat
  • Lee Dixon, English retired professional footballer
  • Donna Dixon, retired American actress and former beauty queen
  • Chuck Dixon, American comic book writer, best
  • Joan Dixon, American film and television actress in the 1950s
  • Ivan Dixon, American actor, director, and producer best
  • Charles P. Dixon, male tennis player from Great Britain
  • A. C. Dixon, Baptist pastor, Bible expositor
  • Kerry Dixon, English retired professional footballer
  • Arrington Dixon, former Chair and Member of the Council of the District of Columbia of Washington
  • Cec Dixon, played first-class cricket between 1913 and 1924
  • George Washington Dixon, American singer, stage actor, and newspaper editor

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