# Braxton (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/braxton/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,268 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,921 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 25,167 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.1% (11,249 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɹækstən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Perhaps a habitational surname from the village of Branxton, in Northumberland.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Braxton in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Braxton in the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

## People named Braxton

- Toni Braxton, American singer
- Tamar Braxton, American singer-songwriter, actress and television personality (born 1977)
- Anthony Braxton, American musician, composer and philosopher (born 1945)
- Carter Braxton, American politician (1736-1797), signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Janice Lawrence Braxton, American basketball player (born 1962)
- Kara Braxton, American basketball player (1983–2026)
- Traci Braxton, American singer and media personality (1971–2022)
- Edward Braxton, American Roman Catholic prelate
- Tyondai Braxton, American musician
- Mark Rober, American YouTuber, engineer and inventor

## Similar surnames

Broxton, Bragdon, Brocato, Brighton, Burston, Bracht, Bright, Brewster, Burkett, Broughton, Brackett, Barksdale.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.