Theakston

Theakston

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Thaxton

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Þeodes + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Theakston (countable and uncountable, plural Theakstons)

1. A village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE450959).
2. A habitational surname, from Old English​.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Theakston is the 119508^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 145 individuals. Theakston is most common among White (97.93%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Theakston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN