Pixton Surname
Approximately 865 people bear this surname
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 SurnamePixton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 663 | 1:546,695 | 45,249 |
| England | 149 | 1:373,947 | 26,392 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 190 | 1:128,291 | 11,943 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:1,004,374 | 59,252 |
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.
(English) 1 belonging to Pixton = Pic’s Estate [Anglo-Saxon *Pices-tún] There is a Pixton Parkin Somersetshire.
2 for Pinxton, q.v.
Apparently local, in Oxfordshire. Picxton. H.R.
Pixton Demographics
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Pixton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pixton Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pixton is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pixton? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 405,063rd most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,424,909 people. This surname 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.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 663 people, or 1 in 546,695. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Utah, where 32 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Washington, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.
Pixton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pixton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pixton last name expanded 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 devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Pixton surname are 1.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.32% being registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phinxton | 86 | 0 | / |
| Pixtun | 83 | 6,779 | / |
| Piston | 83 | 1,568 | / |
| Pexton | 83 | 713 | / |
| Pixtún | 83 | 3 | / |
| Puxton | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pistone | 77 | 8,245 | / |
| Poixtan | 77 | 214 | / |
| Piszton | 77 | 40 | / |
| Pistoun | 77 | 18 | / |
| Pisthon | 77 | 5 | / |
| Pishton | 77 | 3 | / |
| Phiston | 77 | 2 | / |
| Paiston | 77 | 2 | / |
| Poiston | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pieston | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pikston | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pistton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pitston | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pichton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pickston | 71 | 222 | / |
| Pexthong | 71 | 5 | / |
| Poisxtan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pistonne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pistoing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pisstone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phistond | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pittston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Piekston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pistan | 67 | 2,639 | / |
| Pickstone | 67 | 498 | / |
| Peston | 67 | 138 | / |
| Pištan | 67 | 33 | / |
| Pistonova | 67 | 29 | / |
| Pistón | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pixtum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pistán | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pistonová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pextun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pistão | 67 | 1 | / |
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