The Hixson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,408 people carried this name — #5,433 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 6,285 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hixson surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Richard’.

His entry covers Hixson and Hixon.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 387 · public domain.

In print

Hixson in American newspapers,
1919–1923.

Newspaper page from The North Mississippi Herald carrying the name Hixson
The North Mississippi Herald 1921-02-04
Newspaper page from Oxford Eagle carrying the name Hixson
Oxford Eagle 1919-06-19
Newspaper page from The Harlem News carrying the name Hixson
The Harlem News 1923-12-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,498 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hixson in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

3,066 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hixson. The most, 967, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,407
Victoria 378
Queensland 133
South Australia 74
Western Australia 33
Tasmania 32
ACT (Canberra) 5

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

Who carried it

People named Hixson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Francis Hixson
    Francis Hixson 1833–1909
  • Van Hixson
    Van Hixson 1920–1989 · military personnel
  • Sheila E. Hixson
    Sheila E. Hixson 1933–2022 · politician
  • Oliver Ferdinand Hixson 1811–1887 · politician
  • Francis Hixson 1833–1909
  • Jean Hixson 1922–1984 · teacher

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 Hixson,
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 States409 records

409 records of the Hixson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 254
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 104
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 21
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 14
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 12
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 1
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Arthur E. Hixson

    Born 1899 in Oregon. Enlisted 1942 at Portland; farmer from Wasco County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1960, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Carl Edward Hixson

    Born 1938; from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. U.S. Marine Corps, radio telegraph operator; killed in action 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Jackson Hixson

    U.S. Army veteran of the Civil War. Born 1829, died 1879; buried at Fowler Cemetery, Indiana.

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

Showing 3 of 409 records for Hixson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · 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) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia33 records

33 records of the Hixson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 24
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 4
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Frank Hixson

    Arrived in Queensland in 1888 aboard the Eastminster, aged 18.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Harley L. Hixson

    Gentleman of N S W, Victoria; died 1910.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Sarah Hixson

    Of Double Bay, New South Wales; died 1933.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 33 records for Hixson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Hixson name in Canada City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Levi Hixson

    Buried in 1902 at Drummond Hill Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Eliza Hixson

    Buried in 1950 at Drummond Hill Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Donald Hixson

    Buried in 1948 at Drummond Hill Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Hixson in Canada.

Counts: City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Hixson name in the United Kingdom
  • Welsh wills index cards 1
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Solomon Hixson

    Will proved in 1926; of Newton, Mumbles.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Hixson in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Hixson name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Sterling King Hixson

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1913 in Salt Lake City.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Sterling King Hixson

    In a population register.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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