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