Huxtable
English edit
Etymology edit
Habitational surname typical of Devon, from Old English hoc (“hook or spur of land”) + stapol (“post”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Huxtable (plural Huxtables)
- A surname from Old English, now most associated with the upper middle class black family on The Cosby Show.
- 2006 Oct. 1, Dennis Lehane, "Refugees", The Wire, 00:36:47:
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Huxtable is the 33941st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 670 individuals. Huxtable is most common among White (90.0%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Huxtable”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 220.