Given name & surname
Dixon
“the son of Dick”
Dixon is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “the son of Dick.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “the son of Dick.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
In English usage, Dixon as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Dick.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dixon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,084
- 3,079 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 80 babies
- 2025
- 38
- #3,145 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 38 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,145 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 36.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,658 as a first name in 2020; 154,538 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dixon’s family of names
In English usage, Dixon as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Dick. Dixon has a related form in Dixan. In English usage, Dixon has a related form in Dick.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Dixon
- Dixon DenhamBritish explorer1786–1828
- Dixon H. LewisAmerican politician (1802-1848)
- Dixon ArroyoEcuadorian footballerborn 1992
- Dixon WardCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1968
- Dixon MachadoVenezuelan baseball playerborn 1992
- Dixon BoardmanAmerican sprinter (1880-1954)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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