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
Living On Own Means 456
General Labourer 386
Cotton Weaver 341
General Servant Domestic 293
Coal Miner Hewer 277
Farmer 273
Dress Maker 240
Scholar 212
Domestic Servant 132
Cook Domestic 115
Agricultural Labourer 109
Coal Miner C Hewer 104
Housemaid Domestic 88
Tailor 82
Charwoman 81
Blacksmith 79
House Maid Domestic 72
Coal Miner 72
Bricklayer 71
Dock Labourer 70
At School 69
House Keeper Domestic 69
Coal Hewer 69
Dressmaker 67
Stone Mason 66

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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