Poxon Surname

169,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Poxon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Margaret' Pog was the earlier form of Peg, as Mog was of Meg. As Mogson became also Mockson (now Moxon), so Pogson became Pockson and Poxon. Why names in 'M' should take 'P' for their initial in the nick, form I cannot say; compare Patty from Martha, and Polly from Mary, the intermediate form being Matty and Molly.

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Poxon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6171:34,4584,551
Australia4401:61,3547,413
Canada1801:204,69819,937
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Wales261:119,0209,008
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2421:100,72510,154
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Poxon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Margaret' Pog was the earlier form of Peg, as Mog was of Meg. As Mogson became also Mockson (now Moxon), so Pogson became Pockson and Poxon. Why names in 'M' should take 'P' for their initial in the nick, form I cannot say; compare Patty from Martha, and Polly from Mary, the intermediate form being Matty and Molly.

Margareta Pogge, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Adam Pogge, 1379: ibid.

1577. Married — Robert Pogge and Agnes Camden: St. Antholin (London).

1620. John Pogson, of Manchester, barber: Wills at Chester.

1606. Married — Richard Scrooke and Elizabeth Pog: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1754. — John Pogson and Elizabeth Mary Milward: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

V. Pogson.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Palkson. See Palkson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Poxon Last Name Facts

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

Poxon is found most frequently in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poxon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Poxon is the 169,756th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,867,983 people. The surname Poxon occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Poxon reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 1,617 people, or 1 in 34,458. In England Poxon is most numerous in: Nottinghamshire, where 16 percent are found, West Midlands, where 15 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 13 percent are found. Outside of England this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Poxon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Poxon has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Poxon last name expanded 668 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 743 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poxon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Poxon surname are 19.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.97% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Poxon earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 17.74% more than the national average, earning R 279,792 per year; in United States they earn 31.97% more than the national average, earning $56,945 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.57% more than the national average, earning $57,417 CAD per year.

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