AbeBooks.com. Thousands of booksellers - millions of books.

There are approximately 3,895 people named Saxton in the UK. That makes it the 2,638th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 62 are named Saxton.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

Related and similar surnames

Sexton
Saxon
Cexton
Ceckston
Sextone
Saxtton
Saxtonn
Seaxton
Saxtons
Saxten
Saxtun
Sakton
Sextonn
Sextown
Sackton
Sextons
Sackston
Sexxton
Saxston
Saxtion
Sexten
Sexton's

The Saxton surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

An under officer of the church, the same as Sexton. Local, Sax-town, a town of the Saxons.

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SAXTON. L A sacristan or sexton — the lowest ofiicial in a church. 2. A parish in the West Riding of Yorkshire. H.R. De Saxton.

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

Your comments on the Saxton surname

comments powered by Disqus