Sextone Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sextone Surname Definition:

Offic 'the sacristan,' now sexton or verger of a church. This, without doubt, has added to the modern directories. Although my instances are few, I suspect it is the parent of many of our Saxtons and Sextons.

Hugh Sacristan, Kent, 1373, .

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Sextone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Sextone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Offic 'the sacristan,' now sexton or verger of a church. This, without doubt, has added to the modern directories. Although my instances are few, I suspect it is the parent of many of our Saxtons and Sextons.

Hugh Sacristan, Kent, 1373, . Hundred Rolls.

John Sexteyn, Close Rolls, 7 Edward IV.

(a) Local, 'of Saxton,' a parish in the the Diocese of York.

Johannes de Saxton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus de Saxton, 1379: ibid.

1771. Married — Charles Saxton and Mary Bush: St. George, Hanover Square i. Ml.

1783. — George Sexton and Mary Liddell: ibid.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Sacristan [Middle English sextein, sexteyn, Anglo-French secrestein (French sacristain): v. under Secretan and Saxton1] Upon my feith, thou art som officer, Som worthy sexteyn, or som celerer.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, B 3126.

(English) for Saxton2.

N.B.—Sexton was used to Anglicize the Irish Shesnan (O’Seasnain).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Seasnáin The phonetic anglicized form Shasnan is rare. The name Sexton is intimately associated with Limerick. IF 35*; MIF 214; Map Lim

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Sextone Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sextone is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sextone? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Sextone occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Sextone live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles.

Sextone is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 5,065,278. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 45 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 45 percent live and Wiltshire, where 9 percent live. Outside of England it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent live and Denmark, where 5 percent live.

Sextone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sextone has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sextone last name grew 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sextone Last Name Statistics demography

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

Sextone earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.26% less than the national average, earning $30,525 USD per year.

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Sexdton861/
Sextton860/
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Seastone80161/
Seestone803/
Sextonii801/
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Sekstone800/
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Cexton7730/
Sixton7720/
Sextom776/
Sextan773/
Xexton773/
Sextón771/
Seckstone750/
Cestone71811/
Cistone71205/
Sestona7146/
Sistone714/
Sekston714/
Sextant712/
Scixton711/
Chestone6735/
Chistone676/
Seistane671/
Cestones671/
Sigeston671/
Seckston670/
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