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There are approximately 2,150 people named Saxon in the UK. That makes it the 4,246th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 34 are named Saxon.

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

Saxen
Sakon
Sackson
Saxion
Sason
Sagon
Saison
Sasson
Cexon
Saaxon
Saxcon
Sacon
Sacson
Sakson
Saikson
Saicon
Saccon
Saikon
Sackon
Saconn
Saxin
Salkon
Sakons
Sakoun
Sacons
Sacton
Sakun
Saksons

The Saxon surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SAXON. This name does not denote an Anglo-Saxon, in contradistinction to a Norman origin : it was probably given to a settler from Saxony in more recent times. Or, it may possibly be a coiTuption of sexton, which is so pronounced in the West of England, or of Saxton, a local name.

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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