Find out how popular the last name Blaxton is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Blaxton.

Blaxton, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Blaxton surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Blaxton in America

Blaxton is the 59742nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Blaxton surname appeared 338 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Blaxton.

We can also compare 2010 data for Blaxton to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Blaxton

The surname Blaxton is of English origin, deriving from the place name Blaxton, a village in South Yorkshire. The name is believed to have originated in the 11th century, during the Anglo-Saxon era, and is thought to be derived from the Old English words "blæc" meaning "black" and "tun" meaning "enclosure" or "settlement".

One of the earliest recorded references to the name Blaxton can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Blachestone". This entry suggests that the name was already well-established by the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066.

In the 13th century, there are records of individuals bearing the name Blaxton in various parts of England. One notable example is Roger de Blaxton, who is mentioned in the Curia Regis Rolls of 1221 as holding land in Lincolnshire.

During the 14th century, the name Blaxton appeared in various spellings, such as Blaxtone and Blaxston. It is also recorded that a John Blaxston was a canon of the Cathedral Church of St. Peter in York in 1349.

In the 15th century, the name is associated with the village of Blaxton itself, with records showing that a family named Blaxton resided there. One notable member of this family was Thomas Blaxton, who served as the rector of the parish church in Blaxton from 1456 to 1482.

In the 16th century, the name Blaxton continued to be found in various regions of England, with several individuals bearing the name appearing in historical records. One notable example is William Blaxton, who was born in 1595 and became one of the earliest European settlers in what is now Boston, Massachusetts, in the early 1600s.

Throughout the centuries, the Blaxton surname has been carried by numerous other individuals, including John Blaxton, an English poet born in 1679, and Sir William Blaxton, a British naval officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Blaxton

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Blaxton.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Blaxton was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Blaxton has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Blaxton was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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