Buxton is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Buxton
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning:

Places in counties Derby, Hereford, and Norfolk. The baronet traces to the XV. century in the last-named county. The Buxtons of Derby, in the XIII. century, wrote themselves De Bawkestone.

One who came from Buxton meaning "rocking stone," in Derbyshire.

A variant of Buckston. The same as Buxton (the Dorbyshire family) - Places in counties Derby, Hereford, and Norfolk. The baronet traces to the XV. century in the last-named county. The Buxtons of Derby, in the XIII. century, wrote themselves De Bawkestone.

How popular is Buxton?

Buxton is common in United States, England, Ghana, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Wales, Scotland, South Africa.

Buxton is ranked 19277 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Buxtons grew by 8.67 per cent to 7925 since 2000 however rank remains unchanged and the surname remained at 4477 position. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 82.65 85.19
Black 11.72 10.78
Others 2.12 1.54
Hispanic or Latino 1.93 1.3
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.86 0.63
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.72 0.56
Buxton is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Falkland Islands lie ahead in terms of density. Around 28546 people have been found who wears Buxton as their family name. Buxton is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Buxton:
4,056 United States11,155
Countries with thousands of Buxton:
860 England9,305
1,157 Ghana3,186
1,780 Australia2,207
4,629 Canada1,013
Countries with hundreds of Buxton:
1,495 New Zealand523
1,698 Wales197
3,441 Scotland152
35,867 South Africa132
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
117,929 Thailand99
89,679 France93
7,750 Chile68
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,357 Liberia49
63,321 Argentina42
129,424 Germany31
4,809 Northern Ireland29
52,403 Spain24
843 Jersey24
13,856 Singapore17
63,831 Zimbabwe15
73,030 Netherlands13
89,138 Malaysia13
893 Antigua and Barbuda12
78,166 Belgium11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
277,641 Nigeria10
350,626 Brazil10
2,153 Isle of Man8
40,289 United Arab Emirates8
4,774 Hong Kong8
102,017 Sweden7
991 Gibraltar6
55,922 Qatar6
121,657 Italy6
249,062 Philippines6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Catherine Buxton worked as workwoman and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 20 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Midas and arrived on July 11, 1851. Mary Buxton, aged 22, 15 years old James Buxton, Immigrant J. Buxton, Benjn. Buxton (22) Immigrant, Miner William Buxton, are others that migrated to US.

Buxton Namesakes

  • Nigel Buxton,
  • Fowell Buxton, English Member of Parliament, brewer
  • Charles Buxton, English brewer, philanthropist
  • Christopher Buxton, English Roman Catholic priest and martyr
  • Peter Buxton, former rugby union footballer
  • Barclay Fowell Buxton, Rev
  • Bertha Henry Buxton, English novelist and children's author
  • Adam Buxton, English comedian, writer and actor
  • Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton, radical British Liberal politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries
  • Lewis Buxton, English professional footballer
  • Glen Buxton, American musician and composer
  • Judy Buxton, English actress
  • Samuel R. Buxton, mayor of Newport News, Virginia
  • Noel Buxton, British Liberal and later Labour politician
  • Mick Buxton, former footballer and football manager in England
  • Jake Buxton, English professional footballer
  • Sarah Buxton, American country music singer
  • Angela Buxton, English former tennis player
  • Ralph Buxton, major league pitcher
  • Sarah G. Buxton, American actress
  • Ian Buxton, English footballer and cricketer
  • Jedediah Buxton, noted English mental calculator, born at Elmton
  • Frank Buxton, American actor, television writer, author

Buxton Namesakes

  • Nigel Buxton,
  • Fowell Buxton, English Member of Parliament, brewer
  • Charles Buxton, English brewer, philanthropist
  • Christopher Buxton, English Roman Catholic priest and martyr
  • Peter Buxton, former rugby union footballer
  • Barclay Fowell Buxton, Rev
  • Bertha Henry Buxton, English novelist and children's author
  • Adam Buxton, English comedian, writer and actor
  • Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton, radical British Liberal politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries
  • Lewis Buxton, English professional footballer
  • Glen Buxton, American musician and composer
  • Judy Buxton, English actress
  • Samuel R. Buxton, mayor of Newport News, Virginia
  • Noel Buxton, British Liberal and later Labour politician
  • Mick Buxton, former footballer and football manager in England
  • Jake Buxton, English professional footballer
  • Sarah Buxton, American country music singer
  • Angela Buxton, English former tennis player
  • Ralph Buxton, major league pitcher
  • Sarah G. Buxton, American actress
  • Ian Buxton, English footballer and cricketer
  • Jedediah Buxton, noted English mental calculator, born at Elmton
  • Frank Buxton, American actor, television writer, author

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