Last Name RIX

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Meaning The son of Ricard or Rickard, i.e. Richard; nicked to Rick, whence Rix and Ricks. Also, local, 'at the rix.' Rix is sometimes local. 'Rix,' a reed. In this case it would mean 'at the reeds,' unless 'ricks' (i.e. small stacks) is meant.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish, Belgian, Zimbabwean

Rank 11,653 (2000 US census) 13,423 (1990 US census)
Count 2,466 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 91.36%, or 2253 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 4.54%, or 112 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.85%, or 21 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.2%, or 5 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.46%, or 36 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.58%, or 39 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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