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 4,558
Coal Miner 647
General Labourer 368
Cotton Weaver 328
Agricultural Labourer 312
Domestic Servant 261
Living On Own Means 252
Farmer 233
Dress Maker 231
Living On Her Own Means 173
Labourer 171
General Servant Domestic 150
Farm Servant 147
General Servant 125
Joiner 111
Blacksmith 109
House Keeper 96
Tailor 92
Grocer 91
Farm Labourer 89
Laundress 89
General Domestic Servant 81
Clerk 75
Butcher 63
Tailoress 59

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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