Nix Family History
Nix Name Meaning
German and Dutch: patronymic from a pet form of Nicholas (German Nikolaus). Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Nioclais ‘son of Nicholas’ which was taken by some Limerick families named Woulfe . German: nickname from Middle High German nickes(e) nixe ‘water sprite’. English: variant of Nick with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022