Dixon
Line-drawing colonial surveyor
Dixon is a surname meaning "son of Dick," where Dick is a nickname for Richard.
It functions as both a family name and, by transfer, a place name for towns across the United States.
The Dixons moved here from Ohio.
As with many surnames, it occasionally appears as a given name.
family
Related people together
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ancestry
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descendantsThose who come after
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
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mason-dixon line symbolism
DixonMason
Builder in brick
Yankee · Dixie · Union · Confederacy · free states
- Dixie regionAmerican South's informal name
- whistling DixieIndulging unrealistic hopes
- Mason-Dixon lineSurveyed colonial-era state boundary
- Dixie ChicksCountry music trio
- Mason and Dixon lineHistoric survey boundary
- Dixie CupsBranded disposable paper drinkware