Buxton Surname

19,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,550 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

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.

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Buxton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,1591:32,4814,056
England9,3051:5,988860
Ghana3,1861:8,4811,157
Australia2,2071:12,2321,780
Canada1,0131:36,3734,629
New Zealand5231:8,6581,495
Wales1971:15,7081,698
Scotland1521:35,2223,441
South Africa1321:410,43735,867
Thailand991:713,519117,929
France931:714,22389,679
Chile681:259,0667,750
Liberia491:89,9707,357
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Northern Ireland291:63,6224,809
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Jersey241:4,133843
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
China21:683,660,78330,601
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,4551:5,471835
Wales311:50,5942,584
Scotland201:187,1617,190
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0091:24,9973,101

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Buxton (rocking stone), in Derbyshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From the Saxon boc, a beech, German, buche, and ton—the beech—town. A village in Derbyshire, England.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Derbyshire, Norfolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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.

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This surname comes from the name of a Parish in Cheshire, or from a conctraction of Buxton, places in Derbyshire, and Norfolk.

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(English) The Buxton surname means 'brewing stones'. It is the name of parishes in Derbyshire, and Norfolk.

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The Buxton surname derives from the misspelling of the surname Buckstone. Compare Dickson to Dixon.

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(Scottish) The Buxton surname derives from an anglicization of the surname Buchanan.

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(English) The Buxton surname derives from the place name, meaning 'beach town'.

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buxtone9211/
Buxston924/
Bouxton922/
Hbuxton921/
Busxton921/
Bucxton921/
Buston831,098/
Vuxton8320/
Buxtom835/
Buxtun834/
Buxtan831/
Buzton831/
Bouston77154/
Bustone7716/
Bushton7713/
Buchton7712/
Bauston774/
Bustong772/
Beuston770/
Busston770/
Buiston770/
Butston770/
Budston770/
Buckston7117/
Busthong7112/
Buydston711/
Bougston711/
Bucstone710/
Baugston710/
Baukston710/
Buskston710/
Buegston710/
Boston6733,150/
Bustan6720,607/
Bustonova67957/
Buştan6731/
Bustom6722/
Buckstone6720/
Bouydston6713/
Bustán677/
Bustón671/
Wuston670/
Bozton670/

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