How common is the last name Nixon?

35,853 people in the United States have the last name Nixon, about 1 in 8,337. It ranks #958 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

NIXON

#958

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
35,853
About
1 in 8,337
This common or more
39.2%
Who bears it

Of the 35,853 people with the last name Nixon, 60% reported their origin as White, 30.2% 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 Nixon

#956 Herring · 35,941#957 Sierra · 35,938#959 Hayden · 35,844#960 Jaramillo · 35,826

Spelled almost the same

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

#62,640 Nixson · 345#92,936 Nigon · 212

Also a first name

As a first name, Nixon ranks #3,240 of 53,615, with 6,618 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2017, with 638 births. See Nixon as a first name

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