Find out how popular the last name Bixby is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Bixby.

Bixby, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Bixby surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bixby in America

Bixby is the 8114th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bixby surname appeared 4,086 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Bixby.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bixby to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Bixby

The surname Bixby is of English origin, and it is believed to have originated in the county of Oxfordshire, England, during the medieval period. Bixby is thought to be a locational name derived from the village of Byxley, which was recorded as "Bixlege" in the Domesday Book of 1086.

The name Bixby is believed to have evolved from the Old English words "bix" and "leah," which together mean "a clearing in the box trees." This suggests that the original settlement was located in an area surrounded by box trees, a type of evergreen shrub or small tree native to parts of England.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Bixby can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Oxfordshire, dated 1195, where a person named Walter de Bixlege is mentioned. This suggests that the name had already been established in the region by the late 12th century.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in various forms, such as Bixley, Byxley, and Byxlie, reflecting the different spellings and pronunciations that were common during that period.

A notable individual with the surname Bixby was Sir Thomas Bixby (c. 1535-1614), an English landowner and Member of Parliament for Taunton in 1597 and 1604. Another notable figure was Benjamin Bixby (1763-1825), an American soldier who fought in the Revolutionary War and later became a prominent merchant in New Hampshire.

Other noteworthy individuals with the surname Bixby include Joseph Bixby (1784-1864), a pioneer settler in Oregon and one of the founders of the town of Bixby, Oregon; Maynard Bixby (1853-1935), an American architect and designer known for his work in San Francisco; and Walter Bixby (1857-1943), an American businessman and philanthropist who co-founded the Long Beach Community Hospital in California.

The name Bixby has also been associated with various place names in England and the United States, such as Bixby, Oklahoma, a town named after the Bixby family who settled there in the late 19th century, and Bixby Creek Bridge, a historic concrete arch bridge located on the Big Sur coast of California.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bixby

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Bixby.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Bixby was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Bixby has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Bixby was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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