Nixoun History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland/England
Ireland

The roots of the Nixoun family stretch back to the Strathclyde people of the Scottish/English Borderlands, who were the first to use their surname. It is derived from the personal name Nicholas, which was Nik, or Nikke in Old English.

Early Origins of the Nixoun family

The surname Nixoun was first found in Cumberland where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Nixoun family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Nixoun research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1588, 1646, 1653, 1662 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Nixoun History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Nixoun Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nixon, Nicksoun, Nickson, Nicheson, Nickson and others.

Early Notables of the Nixoun family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Robert Nixon, English legendary prophet of Cheshire, however, many accounts about him appear to be in conflict with each other, it is generally...
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Migration of the Nixoun family to Ireland

Some of the Nixoun family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Nixoun family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Nickson, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1683 with his wife Marjory and six sons and three daughters; George Nixon, who was on record in New York in 1760.