How common is the surname Sexton?

43,133 people in the United States had the surname Sexton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,158 Americans. It ranked 804th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sexton?

Anne Sexton, American poet (1928–1974), followed by Collin Sexton.

Where is the surname Sexton most common?

Wikidata records people named Sexton in the United States.

How do you pronounce Sexton?

Sexton is /ˈsɛk.stən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Sexton getting more or less common?

More common. 42,080 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 43,133 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Sexton

An occupational surname, carried by 43,133 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈsɛk.stən/ 2 syllables Soundex S235

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sexton is more common than 99.5% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as an occupation.

Sexton is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 43,133 people named Sexton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,158 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 42,080.

#804

rank among US surnames

43,133

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #747)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#795	O'Donnell	43,460	7,104
#796	Stein	43,389	7,116
#797	Browning	43,329	7,126
#798	Stout	43,305	7,130
#799	Lowery	43,278	7,134
#800	Sloan	43,261	7,137
#801	McLean	43,260	7,137

Who is named Sexton

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

91% of people named Sexton identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sextons

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anne Sexton
American poet (1928–1974)
Collin Sexton
American basketball player (born 1999)
Leo Sexton
Athletics competitor (1909-1968)
Brendan Sexton III
American actor, born 1980
Brent Sexton
American actor, born 1967
Dan Sexton
American ice hockey player, born 1987
Mike Sexton
American poker player (1947–2020)
Charlie Sexton
American guitarist, born 1968

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Sexson

Surnames that sound like Sexton

Saxton

Sexton has the Soundex code S235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S235.

Questions

How common is the surname Sexton?: 43,133 people in the United States had the surname Sexton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,158 Americans. It ranked 804th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sexton?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Sexton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sexton?: Anne Sexton, American poet (1928–1974), followed by Collin Sexton.
Where is the surname Sexton most common?: Wikidata records people named Sexton in the United States.
How do you pronounce Sexton?: Sexton is /ˈsɛk.stən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Sexton?: Sexton is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Sexton getting more or less common?: More common. 42,080 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 43,133 in 2010, up 2.5%.
What are other spellings of Sexton?: Sexson.