When Allen Nixon was born in 1854, his father, Elias Nixon, was 56 and his mother, Catherine Allen, was 44. He died on 23 December 1855, at the age of 1, and was buried in Iowa, United States.
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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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