Buxton
Translingual
editProper noun
editBuxton
- A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Richard Buxton (1786-1865).
Further reading
editEnglish
editAlternative forms
edit- (surname): Buckstone
Etymology
editTwo main origins:
- The town in Derbyshire derives from Old English būgan (“to bend, bow”) + stān (“stone”).
- The village in Norfolk derives from the Old English personal name Bucc + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
editBuxton (countable and uncountable, plural Buxtons)
- A placename:
- A town in High Peak district, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SK059735).
- A village in Buxton with Lamas parish, Broadland district, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TG2322).
- A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, Victoria, Australia.
- A village in Wollondilly Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
- An unincorporated community in Wilson County, Kansas, United States.
- A town in York County, Maine, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Panola County, Mississippi, United States.
- A census-designated place in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
- A city in Traill County, North Dakota, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Buxton is the 4477th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7925 individuals. Buxton is most common among White (82.65%) and Black/African American (11.72%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Buxton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 263.
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