Dixon Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Dixon Name Meaning: A form of the surname "Dickson", meaning "son of Richard".

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dixon Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dixon family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 6,394
Coal Miner 643
Agricultural Labourer 444
Domestic Servant 312
Cotton Weaver 282
Dress Maker 262
General Labourer 248
Labourer 197
General Servant 185
Annuitant 167
Joiner 157
Farm Labourer 156
General Servant Domestic 144
House Keeper 143
Laundress 114
Farm Servant Indoor 106
Farmers Son 101
Tailor 93
Charwoman 81
Butcher 77
Blacksmith 74
Farmers Daughter 72
No Occupation 69
Servant 69
Stone Mason 69

Dixon Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dixon 100% 223,638
2 Dickson 57% 25,463
3 Dixson 83% 3,239
4 Doxon 80% 1,135
5 Dexon 80% 1,062
6 Daxon 80% 282
7 Duxon 80% 273
8 Dixen 80% 186
9 Dixan 80% 184

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The surname Dixon is the most popular version of all its varients

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