Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BUXTON
There are approximately 10,872 people named Buxton in the UK. That makes it the 971th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 172 are named Buxton.
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
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Buctton
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Buckstonn
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Buksten
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The Buxton surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) From the Saxon boc, a beech, German, buche, and ton--the beech-town. A village in Derbyshire, England.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BUXTON. Places in cos. Derby, Hereford, and Norfolk. The baronet traces to the XV. cent, in the last-named county. The Buxtons of Derby, in the XIII. cent,, wrote themselves De Bawkestone. Lysous.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.