Pixton Surname

405,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Pixton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pinxton,' a parish in Derbyshire. Over the border in Lancashire this surname has become popularized into Pixton, Pickston, &c.

1670. William Peckston, of Wren bury: Wills at Chester.

Read More About This Surname

Pixton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6631:546,69545,249
England1491:373,94726,392
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Wales81:386,81619,671
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1901:128,29111,943
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Pixton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pinxton,' a parish in Derbyshire. Over the border in Lancashire this surname has become popularized into Pixton, Pickston, &c.

1670. William Peckston, of Wren bury: Wills at Chester.

1680. William Penkston, of Middlewich: ibid.

1785. Married — William Dove and Mary Pinkstone: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) 1 belonging to Pixton = Pic’s Estate [Anglo-Saxon *Pices-tún] There is a Pixton Parkin Somersetshire.

2 for Pinxton, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Apparently local, in Oxfordshire. Picxton. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pixton Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pixton Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Pixton is most common in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pixton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 405,063rd most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 8,424,909 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Pixton live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Pixton is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 663 people, or 1 in 546,695. In The United States Pixton is mostly concentrated in: Utah, where 32 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Washington, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Pixton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pixton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,326 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 22 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pixton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pixton last name are 1.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.32% being registered to vote for the party.

Pixton earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.79% more than the national average, earning $44,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phinxton860/
Pixtun836,779/
Piston831,568/
Pexton83713/
Pixtún833/
Puxton831/
Pistone778,245/
Poixtan77214/
Piszton7740/
Pistoun7718/
Pisthon775/
Pishton773/
Phiston772/
Paiston772/
Poiston772/
Pieston772/
Pikston772/
Pistton771/
Pitston771/
Pichton771/
Pickston71222/
Pexthong715/
Poisxtan711/
Pistonne711/
Pistoing711/
Pisstone711/
Phistond711/
Pittston711/
Piekston711/
Pistan672,639/
Pickstone67498/
Peston67138/
Pištan6733/
Pistonova6729/
Pistón676/
Pixtum676/
Pistán672/
Pistonová672/
Pextun671/
Pistão671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pixton
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis