How common is the surname Axton?

798 people in the United States had the surname Axton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 386,899 Americans. It ranked 29,550th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Axton?

Hoyt Axton, American musician (1938–1999), followed by Mae Boren Axton.

Where is the surname Axton most common?

Wikidata records people named Axton in the United States.

Is the surname Axton getting more or less common?

Less common. 806 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 798 in 2010, down 1.0%.

Is Axton also a first name?

Yes. Axton is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Axton

An English place surname, carried by 798 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A235 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Axton is more common than 81.8% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Axton, Kent, Old English Acca (a personal name) + Old English stan (“stone”).

Axton is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 798 people named Axton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 386,899 Americans. That is down 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 806.

#29,550

rank among US surnames

798

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-1%

change since 2000 (was #28,005)

Who is named Axton

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Axton identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as two or more races and 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 2.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Axtons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hoyt Axton
American musician (1938–1999)
Mae Boren Axton
American songwriter (1914–1997)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Axton

Axton has the Soundex code A235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A235.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Axton come from?: From Axton, Kent, Old English Acca (a personal name) + Old English stan (“stone”).
How common is the surname Axton?: 798 people in the United States had the surname Axton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 386,899 Americans. It ranked 29,550th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Axton?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Axton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Axton?: Hoyt Axton, American musician (1938–1999), followed by Mae Boren Axton.
Where is the surname Axton most common?: Wikidata records people named Axton in the United States.
What type of surname is Axton?: Axton is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Axton getting more or less common?: Less common. 806 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 798 in 2010, down 1.0%.
Is Axton also a first name?: Yes. Axton is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.