Broxton

Broxton

English

Etymology

From Old English burgæsn (“burial place”); the suffix -ton is not historical and it's the product of a the development of the original ending -son.

Proper noun

Broxton (countable and uncountable, plural Broxtons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish (served by Broxton and District Parish Council) in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4854).
   2. A small city in Coffee County, Georgia, United States.
   3. An unincorporatedcommunity in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Broxton is the 17441^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1617 individuals. Broxton is most common among White (47.19%) and Black/African American (46.69%) individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Broxton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 237.