When Washington Nixon was born on 1 October 1844, in Ohio, United States, his father, Elias Nixon, was 45 and his mother, Catherine Allen, was 34. He died on 1 October 1844, in his hometown, at the age of 0.
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English (northern), Scottish, and northern Irish: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Nik(k)e, a short form of Nicholas . This is a famous Scottish Borders surname, which has also been established in Ireland since the Plantation of Ulster during the 17th century.
Americanized form of Finnish Nissinen, from the personal name Nissi, a pet form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas ) + the surname suffix -nen.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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