Roxton
English
Etymology
Recorded as Rochesdone in the Domesday Book, the English village is named with the Old English personal name Hrōc, a byname from hrōc (“rook”), + -s- + dūn (“hill”).
Proper noun
Roxton (countable and uncountable, plural Roxtons)
- A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL154955).
- A city in Lamar County, Texas, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Roxton is the 622629th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18 individuals.
References
- Survey of English Place-Names
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Roxton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears