Buxton
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MeaningBrewing stones. Inhabitance of Buxton, Derbyshire or Buxton, Norfolk
Region of originEngland, Scotland
Other names
Variant form(s)Buckston, Buckstone, Buckton, Buchanan

Buxton is a surname of Anglo-Saxon, or Scottish-Gaelic origin, and may refer to

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  • Felix Buxton, British musician, member of Basement Jaxx
  • Francis Buxton (1847–1911), British barrister and Liberal Party politician
  • Frank Buxton (1930–2018), American actor and director
  • Frank W. Buxton (1877–1974), American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and editor

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  • Ian Buxton (1938–2010), English footballer and cricketer

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Buxton surname in Scotland

In Scotland the surname, can be anglicised from the Scottish-Gaelic name, Buchanan, a village in Stirlingshire.

Buxton surname in England

In England the surname Buxton, can derive from Buxton, a spa-town in Derbyshire, meaning to brew stones, bow stones, or the beech town, settlement, or enclouse, or from Buxton, a village in Norfolk, meaning bucc, as in deer, then town, settlement, enclouse. Or from Buckton, parishes in Yorkshire, Northumberland, and Herefordshire, meaning bucc, as in deer, then town, settlement, enclosure.

Distribution

As a surname, Buxton is the 730th most common surname in Great Britain, with 13,135 bearers. It is most common in Staffordshire, where it is the 27th most common surname, with 3,377 bearers. Other concentrations include, Norfolk, (169th,1,705), West Yorkshire, (282nd,1,739), Cheshire, (286th,1,715), Hampshire, (333rd,1,799), Lancashire, (462nd,1,821) and Greater London, (620th,1,821). Other notable concentrations include, North Yorkshire including Middlesbrough, Suffolk, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, including the City of Liverpool, and South Yorkshire, including the City of Sheffield.

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