Faxon

See also: faxon

English

Etymology

Unexplained.

Proper noun

Faxon (countable and uncountable, plural Faxons)

1. A surname.
   • 1916, Edith Wharton, The Triumph of Night:

     Faxon's obvious course was to struggle through the drifts to the village, and there rout out a sleigh to convey him to Weymore; but what if, on his arrival at Mrs. Culme's, no one remembered to ask him what this devotion to duty had cost?

2. An unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.
3. A town in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States.
4. A census-designated place in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Faxon is the 33036^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 693 individuals. Faxon is most common among White (87.01%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Faxon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 557.