Claxton

English Etymology From either the en non - personal name non Klakkr or en ang clacc hill, peak + en -s- + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town. Proper noun ~ s en uncountable A placename: en cpar in bor/Hartlepool co/County Durham cc/England OS grid ref NZ4728. Parish map (Co. Durham) en village/and/cpar in dist/South Norfolk co/Norfolk cc/England OS grid ref TM3403. Parish map (Norfolk) en village/and/cpar (served by Claxton and Sand Hutton Parish Council) in co/North Yorkshire cc/England previously in dist/Ryedale OS grid ref SE6960. Parish map (North Yorkshire) en city/county seat co/Evans County s/Georgia c/USA. en unincorporated community co/Caldwell County s/Kentucky c/USA. en unincorporated community co/Anderson County s/Tennessee c/USA. en unincorporated community co/McMinn County s/Tennessee c/USA. en countable en habitational. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Claxton is the 5949th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5786 individuals. Claxton is most common among White (71.41%) and Black/African American (22.09%) individuals. References en surnames from Old Norse surnames from Old English