Buxton Surname
Approximately 28,550 people bear this surname
Buxton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Buxton,' parishes in the Dioceses of Southwell and Norwich. All the early instances point to the latter as the home of the surname. All commercial activity lay in that direction. compare Dixon and Dickson.
Read More About This SurnameBuxton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,159 | 1:32,481 | 4,056 |
| England | 9,305 | 1:5,988 | 860 |
| Ghana | 3,186 | 1:8,481 | 1,157 |
| Australia | 2,207 | 1:12,232 | 1,780 |
| Canada | 1,013 | 1:36,373 | 4,629 |
| New Zealand | 523 | 1:8,658 | 1,495 |
| Wales | 197 | 1:15,708 | 1,698 |
| Scotland | 152 | 1:35,222 | 3,441 |
| South Africa | 132 | 1:410,437 | 35,867 |
| Thailand | 99 | 1:713,519 | 117,929 |
| France | 93 | 1:714,223 | 89,679 |
| Chile | 68 | 1:259,066 | 7,750 |
| Liberia | 49 | 1:89,970 | 7,357 |
| Argentina | 42 | 1:1,017,700 | 63,321 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Northern Ireland | 29 | 1:63,622 | 4,809 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Jersey | 24 | 1:4,133 | 843 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:10,728 | 2,153 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,455 | 1:5,471 | 835 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:50,594 | 2,584 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,009 | 1:24,997 | 3,101 |
Buxton (400) may also be a first name.
Buxton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Buxton,' parishes in the Dioceses of Southwell and Norwich. All the early instances point to the latter as the home of the surname. All commercial activity lay in that direction. compare Dixon and Dickson.
Warner Buckston, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Andreas Bucston, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
1669. Edward Weeks and Adry Buckston: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1745. Baptised — Ann, d. of Wilson Buxton: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1747. — Mary Arabella, d. of Wilson Bukston. ibid.
(English) belonging to Buxton = Bucc’s Farm or Estate [Old English bucc (gen. bucces), a buck + tún, a farm, &c.] Andreas Bucston.—Hundred Rolls The Herefordshire Buxton is also called Buckton.
(English) One who came from Buxton (rocking stone), in Derbyshire.
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. Lysons.
Local. From the Saxon boc, a beech, German, buche, and ton—the beech—town. A village in Derbyshire, England.
A location name in Derbyshire, Norfolk.
Buxton, or Buckston, was the name of an ancient gentle family in the 13th century, of Buxton or Bawkestone, and afterwards of Brassington, and then of Bradbourne, where they have resided for 200 years (G.). A family of the name lived in Eyam in the times of Charles II. (W.). Jedediah Buxton, the renowned calculator, was born at Elmton, near Chesterfield, in the reign of Anne. The Buxtons are now mostly found in the Derby district. The name is also to be found established in the neighbouring county of Staffordshire. A Norfolk parish is also thus called.
User-submitted Reference
This topographical surname dates back to the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain and from parishes in Derbyshire, and Norfolk. Recorded as Buxton, Buckston, Buckstone. The name derives from Beech and tún (town, farmstead, estate etc.) meaning Brewing Stones, a name given to an ancient Derbyshire family. Most Buxton families reside in Derbyshire, and Yorkshire.
- dinn315This surname comes from the name of a Parish in Cheshire, or from a conctraction of Buxton, places in Derbyshire, and Norfolk.
- dinn315(English) The Buxton surname means 'brewing stones'. It is the name of parishes in Derbyshire, and Norfolk.
- dinn315The Buxton surname derives from the misspelling of the surname Buckstone. Compare Dickson to Dixon.
- dinn315(Scottish) The Buxton surname derives from an anglicization of the surname Buchanan.
- dinn315(English) The Buxton surname derives from the place name, meaning 'beach town'.
- dinn315Buxton Demographics
Average Male Buxton Height
178.1 cm
Average Female Buxton Height
161.79 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Buxton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buxton Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buxton is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Buxton? popularity and diffusion
It is the 19,261st most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 255,256 people. The surname Buxton occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Buxton are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Buxton is also the 431,593rd most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 400 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 11,159 people, or 1 in 32,481. In The United States Buxton is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Missouri, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 73 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent reside and Ghana, where 11 percent reside.
Buxton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Buxton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buxton last name expanded 555 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 209 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 635 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 760 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Buxton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (75%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Buxton surname are 12.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.62% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Buxton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.68% more than the national average, earning R 446,004 per year; in United States they earn 1.12% more than the national average, earning $43,633 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.47% more than the national average, earning $51,406 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buxtone | 92 | 11 | / |
| Buxston | 92 | 4 | / |
| Bouxton | 92 | 2 | / |
| Hbuxton | 92 | 1 | / |
| Busxton | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bucxton | 92 | 1 | / |
| Buston | 83 | 1,098 | / |
| Vuxton | 83 | 20 | / |
| Buxtom | 83 | 5 | / |
| Buxtun | 83 | 4 | / |
| Buxtan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buzton | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bouston | 77 | 154 | / |
| Bustone | 77 | 16 | / |
| Bushton | 77 | 13 | / |
| Buchton | 77 | 12 | / |
| Bauston | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bustong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Beuston | 77 | 0 | / |
| Busston | 77 | 0 | / |
| Buiston | 77 | 0 | / |
| Butston | 77 | 0 | / |
| Budston | 77 | 0 | / |
| Buckston | 71 | 17 | / |
| Busthong | 71 | 12 | / |
| Buydston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bougston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bucstone | 71 | 0 | / |
| Baugston | 71 | 0 | / |
| Baukston | 71 | 0 | / |
| Buskston | 71 | 0 | / |
| Buegston | 71 | 0 | / |
| Boston | 67 | 33,150 | / |
| Bustan | 67 | 20,607 | / |
| Bustonova | 67 | 957 | / |
| Buştan | 67 | 31 | / |
| Bustom | 67 | 22 | / |
| Buckstone | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bouydston | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bustán | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bustón | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuston | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bozton | 67 | 0 | / |
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