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There are approximately 4,170 people named Paxton in the UK. That makes it the 2,504th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 66 are named Paxton.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Paxton surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) From the town of Paxton, in Berwickshire, Scotland.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

PAXTON. " The family of Paxton came from the town of that name in Berwickshire, where the ancestors were long resident as clergymen of the Presbyterian kirli." B.L.G.

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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