Paxton - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Paxton \pax-ton\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "Poecc's settlement". Place name that may also derive from the Latin "pax", meaning "peace", and the Old English "tun", meaning "settlement". Poecc was an Old English name whose meaning has been lost. Actors Paxton Whitehead, Bill Paxton.

Paxton has 4 variant forms: Packston, Paxon, Paxten and Paxtun.

For more information, see also related names Braxton and Buxton.

A baby name that sounds like Paxton is Baxter.

Paxton is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Paxton. Click here to compare Paxton with related baby names.