Paxton - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Paxton \pax-

, also used as girl's name Paxton, 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 an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#2467 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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