How common is the surname Paxson?

2,618 people in the United States had the surname Paxson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,932 Americans. It ranked 11,942nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Paxson?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Paxson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Paxson?

Melanie Paxson, actress, followed by John Paxson.

Where is the surname Paxson most common?

Wikidata records people named Paxson in the United States.

Is the surname Paxson getting more or less common?

More common. 2,494 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,618 in 2010, up 5.0%.

The surname Paxson

A surname, carried by 2,618 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Paxson is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,618 people named Paxson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 117,932 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,494.

#11,942

rank among US surnames

2,618

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #11,564)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,936	Okane	2,621	117,797
#11,938	Heiden	2,620	117,842
#11,940	Brickner	2,619	117,887
#11,942	Bitter	2,618	117,932
#11,946	Polly	2,617	117,977

Who is named Paxson

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

91% of people named Paxson identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.7% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Paxsons

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Melanie Paxson
Actress, born 1972
John Paxson
American basketball player (born 1960)
Jim Paxson
American basketball player and executive, born 1957

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Paxson

Paxson has the Soundex code P250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P250.

Questions

How common is the surname Paxson?: 2,618 people in the United States had the surname Paxson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,932 Americans. It ranked 11,942nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Paxson?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Paxson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Paxson?: Melanie Paxson, actress, followed by John Paxson.
Where is the surname Paxson most common?: Wikidata records people named Paxson in the United States.
Is the surname Paxson getting more or less common?: More common. 2,494 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,618 in 2010, up 5.0%.