Nixson Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Genealogists group Nixson with Nixon. Taken at its root, Nixson points to “Son of Nick (Nicholas)”.

Nixson coat of arms

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Nixson, so the heraldry linked to Nixon is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Spelling and variants

The extra “s” in Nixson is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Nickson.

Nixson ranked 67,519 in the 2010 US Census, with 292 people answering to the name. That is enough to place it in the top 100,000 American surnames. Want more than a summary? See the Nixson family name pack.