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There are approximately 38,385 people named Baxter in the UK. That makes it the 229th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 608 are named Baxter.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

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The Baxter surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BAXTER. The O.Eng. and Scot, form of Baker. See termination Ster. See also Eng. Surn. i., 114, &c. Jolin le Bakestere. H.R.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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