The Dixson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,285 people carried this name — #7,748 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,000 people counted. That is up 7% from 4,011 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Dixson surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From Dick + -son.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Dixson» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Dixson in American newspapers,
1895–1930.

Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Dixson
The Washington Daily News 1930-03-01
Newspaper page from Santa Fe Daily New Mexican carrying the name Dixson
Santa Fe Daily New Mexican 1895-07-08
Newspaper page from Wood County Reporter carrying the name Dixson
Wood County Reporter 1913-10-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,700 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Dixson in Australian newspapers,
1840s–2000s.

14,121 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dixson. The most, 4,713, date from the 1900s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 7,178
South Australia 4,073
Victoria 1,607
Western Australia 644
Queensland 490
Tasmania 74
ACT (Canberra) 14
Northern Territory 5

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dixson.

Who carried it

People named Dixson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Emma Elizabeth Dixson
    Emma Elizabeth Dixson 1844–1922 · philanthropist
  • Zella Allen Dixson
    Zella Allen Dixson 1858–1924 · librarian
  • Hugh Denison
    Hugh Denison 1865–1940 · politician
  • Hugh Denison
    Hugh Denison 1865–1940 · politician
  • William Dixson
    William Dixson 1870–1952 · art collector
  • Thomas Dixson 1733–1809 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Dixson,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States330 records

330 records of the Dixson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 121
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 70
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 63
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 44
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 13
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 12
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 7
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Grover T. Dixson

    Born 1922 in Illinois. Enlisted 1942 at Peoria; warehouseman from Macon County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Cedar Ridge Cemetery, Litchfield, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eliza Dixson

    Arrived at New York in 1849 aboard the Calendar from Liverpool, aged 13; servant. From Great Britain.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Manuel Dixson

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1897, died 2001; buried at Magnolia Cemetery, Monroe, Louisiana.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 330 records for Dixson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia135 records

135 records of the Dixson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 91
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 15
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 13
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 11
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Dixson

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Countess of Harcourt, arriving 1827; ticket of leave 1839.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Montgomery M. Dixson

    Farmer of Kanyapella, Victoria; died 1895.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Grace Dixson

    Arrived in Victoria in 1911 aboard the Orsova, aged 27.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 135 records for Dixson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada15 records

15 records of the Dixson name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 8
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elizabeth Dixson

    Died 1954; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Leonard Charles Dixson

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Thomas Dixson

    Listed at Cumberland, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1770.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 15 records for Dixson in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the Dixson name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Willem Dixson

    Married in 1625 in Delft; "schoolmeester".

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ida Dixson

    Buried in 1791 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record William Dixson

    Baptised in 1721 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Dixson in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Dixson name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. Dixson

    Tank Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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