Buxton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buxton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Buxton family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 71
General Labourer 44
Farmer 41
General Servant Domestic 38
Scholar 32
Dress Maker 31
Coal Miner Hewer 31
Coal Miner C Hewer 27
Cook Domestic 20
Cotton Weaver 18
Agricultural Labourer 17
Tailoress 16
Domestic Servant 14
Bricklayer 14
Dressmaker 14
Housemaid Domestic 12
Servant Domestic 12
School 12
Butcher 11
Bricklayer Labourer 9
House Maid Domestic 9
Railway Porter 9
Brick Layer 9
Coal Hewer 9
Laundress Wash 9

Buxton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Buxton 100% 28,679
2 Baxton 83% 2,040
3 Boxton 83% 672
4 Bexton 83% 664
5 Buckston 63% 151

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The surname Buxton is the most popular version of all its varients

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