Saxton

From Old English Seaxe (“Saxons”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Saxton (countable and uncountable, plural Saxtons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village in Saxton with Scarthingwell parish, Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4736).
   2. A suburb of Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand.
   3. An unincorporated community in Whitley County, Kentucky, United States.
   4. An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States.
   5. A borough of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Saxton is the 3726^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9509 individuals. Saxton is most common among White (78.19%) and Black/African American (15.81%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Saxton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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