How common is the last name Dixon?

154,538 people in the United States have the last name Dixon, about 1 in 1,934. It ranks #170 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

DIXON

#170

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
154,538
About
1 in 1,934
This common or more
21.1%
Who bears it

Of the 154,538 people with the last name Dixon, 51.9% reported their origin as White, 38.4% as Black and 4.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Dixon

#168 Hunter · 155,740#169 Shaw · 155,184#171 Mason · 153,847#172 Snyder · 152,979

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Dixon, most common first.

#4,994 Dizon · 6,816#7,419 Dixson · 4,333#45,684 Dixion · 504

Also a first name

As a first name, Dixon ranks #6,123 of 53,615, with 2,658 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2016, with 80 births. See Dixon as a first name

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