The Nix surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 24,786 people carried this name — #1,438 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 11,900 people counted. That is up 9% from 22,814 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Nix surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From Nick, diminutive of the given name Nicholas + patronymic suffix -s.

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

As an English and Welsh surname

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

An early record he cites: Henry Nix, Oxfordshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Nix and Nixon.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 558 · public domain.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 196 people named Nix live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Liège 174
Limburg 9
Antwerp 8
Hainaut 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 34 people named Nix.

8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Vosges.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 8
Vosges 13
Meurthe-et-Moselle 10
Ardennes 1
Marne 1
Moselle 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Nix was found among the farmers of 2 counties.

It was most frequent in Cambridgeshire: 15 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 667. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Cambridgeshire 15
Surrey 10

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Nix in American newspapers,
1882–1911.

Newspaper page from Oxford Democrat carrying the name Nix
Oxford Democrat 1882-12-26
Newspaper page from Rosebud County News carrying the name Nix
Rosebud County News 1902-10-30
Newspaper page from The Roundup Record carrying the name Nix
The Roundup Record 1911-06-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 482,587 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Nix in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

7,589 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Nix. The most, 2,606, date from the 1930s. 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 Western Australia, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,752
Victoria 1,764
Queensland 1,303
Western Australia 1,183
South Australia 256
Tasmania 200
ACT (Canberra) 118
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Nix,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Louis Ferdinand Nix
    Louis Ferdinand Nix 1837–1905 · military officer
  • Ulrich Nix 1564–
  • Ferdinand Louis Nix 1788–1858 · military personnel
  • Ferdinand Wilhelm Frederik Nix 1822–1859 · military personnel
  • John Hennings Nix 1830–1899
  • Frederik Hendrik Nix 1838–1866 · military personnel

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 Nix,
in the records of 8 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 States1,530 records

1,530 records of the Nix name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 879
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 269
  • Other U.S. records 382
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Kenneth C. Nix

    Born 1923 in Indiana. Enlisted 1943 at Indianapolis; mechanic from Huntington County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Huntington, Indiana.

    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 Barbara Nix

    Arrived at New York in 1903 aboard the Main from Bremen, aged 22; house maid. From Gyertyamos, Hungary; bound for Baltimore.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Edward Lewis Nix

    Born 1946; from Alpine, Alabama. U.S. Army, communications center specialist; died of illness 1968 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,530 records for Nix in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands1,184 records

1,184 records of the Nix name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 833
  • Dutch population registers 320
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 31
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Nico Théodore Nix

    Married in 1889 in Haarlem; shopkeeper. Died 1899 in Haarlem, aged 38.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Francis Nix

    Married in 1929 in Wittem; day labourer, born 1881 in Wittem. Died 1947 in Slenaken, aged 65.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mathias Nix

    Married in 1907 in Kerkrade; miner. Died 1945 in Kerkrade, aged 66; carrier.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Kerkrade (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 1,184 records for Nix 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).

Germany282 records

282 records of the Nix name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 279
  • German emigration and citizenship files 3
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Nix

    Born 1899; from Trumschin, Sakrow. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 2 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 46).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Gottfried Nix

    Emigrated to South Australia in 1856.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Christian Friedrich Nix

    Emigrated to North America in 1847.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)

Showing 3 of 282 records for Nix in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Australia126 records

126 records of the Nix name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 44
  • Tasmanian Names Index 30
  • Other Australian records 52
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record George Nix

    Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1853. Married 1853 in Hamilton, Tasmania, aged 38.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. 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 William Nix

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Mangles, arriving 1822; ticket of leave 1827.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Cathne Nix

    Arrived in Victoria in 1860 aboard the Eagle, aged 18; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 126 records for Nix in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada119 records

119 records of the Nix name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 104
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 5
  • Other Canadian records 10
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Henry C. Nix

    Died 1940 in Collingwood, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Evelyn Verlyn Nix

    Died 1999; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. 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 William Henry Nix

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 119 records for Nix 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. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); 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).

France20 records

20 records of the Nix name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marguerite Nix

    Born 1903 in La Salle (Vosges); died 1992 in Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Heinrich Hermann Nix

    Born 1917 in Germany; died 1997 in Avignon (Vaucluse).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Suzanne Marie Lea Nix

    Born 1894 in Vagney (Vosges); died 1979 in Saint-Nicolas-de-Port (Meurthe-et-Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Nix in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Nix 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 A. Nix

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

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Nix

    Gunner, Royal Horse Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

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

Showing 2 of 3 records for Nix in the United Kingdom.

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).

Belgium1 record

1 record of the Nix name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Rachel Nix

    Died 1902 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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