Paxton
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Paxton is an Anglo-Saxon word derived from "gardiner".[1] As early as the sixth century, Saxons crossed from the European continent and settled in the UK. The family name Paxton seems to originate in England and Scotland around 1250 AD.[2] From there, the name later spread to America and many other places around the world. There are Paxton names of towns, last names, and also first names in use as well.
Paxton may also refer to:
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[edit] Places
- Great Paxton, England
- Little Paxton, England
- Paxton, Berwickshire, Scotland
- Paxton House in Berwickshire, Scotland
- Paxton's Tower near National Botanic Garden of Wales in Carmarthenshire, Wales
- Paxton, Massachusetts, United States
- The name of numerous places in Pennsylvania, United States:
- Paxton Township, Ohio, United States
- Paxton, California, United States
- Paxton, Florida, United States
- Paxton, Illinois, United States
- Paxton Township, Kansas, United States
- Paxton Township, Minnesota, United States
- Paxton, Nebraska, United States
- Paxton, New South Wales, Australia
[edit] People
- Bill Paxton, actor
- John Paxton, screenwriter
- Sir Joseph Paxton of England designed the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851
- Captain John Paxton, American Revolutionary War Veteran [1]
- Captain Thomas Paxton, American Revolutionary War Veteran [2]
- William McGregor Paxton, American artist
- Robert Paxton, historian
- William McClung Paxton, author of the genealogy book "The Paxtons: We Are One" (1903)
- Thomas Paxton (1820–1887), Ontario businessman and politician
- Thomas Paxton (1754–1804), captain of the HMS Speedy, lost in Lake Ontario
- Sir Thomas Paxton, Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1920 to 1923
- Tom Paxton, folk musician, singer-songwriter
- Lee Paxton, musician, singer-songwriter
- Gary S. Paxton, musician, producer
- Sara Paxton, actress, musician
- George Paxton, 1930s-40s jazz musician and band leader
- Tim Paxton, jazz drummer
- Tim Paxton, classical conductor
- Paxton, 90s rock
- Suzie Paxton, fencer, US Olympic team 1996
- Lonie Paxton, NFL pro football player
- Mike Paxton, MLB pro baseball player
- Marie Paxton, actress, broadway
- Steve Paxton, experimental dancer and choreographer
- Michael Paxton, producer, writer, director
- Major General John M. Paxton, Jr., Commanding General 1st Marine Division
- Val Paxton, Paul Paxton, English photographers family team
- Elisha Franklin Paxton, Brigadier-General, C.S.A
- Via Paxton, big-bust model
- Bindy Paxton, Australian Playboy 1996, model, actress, musician
- Jamie Paxton, musician
- JP Paxton, film critic
- Paxton Whitehead, British actor
- Paxton Boys, American History
- Paxton, F.V. (medicine 1869)
- John Frederick Paxton, fictional character in Star Trek leading Terra Prime
- Paxton actors
[edit] Business
- Paxton Automotive is a well-known manufacturer of Centrifugal type superchargers.
- Paxton Media Group is a company which owns newspapers and a television station in Paducah, Kentucky.
- Paxton Companies, moving, storage, transfer, van lines, freight
- Paxtons, UK farming equipment retailer since 1853
- Paxton and Whitlfield, UK Cheese Company since 1797
- Paxton Products, air systems manufacturer Cincinnati, OH
- Paxton Company, marine wholesale distributor Norfolk, VA
- Paxton's Grill, Loveland, Ohio
- Paxton Transport, Ontario, Canada
- Paxton Vineyards, Australia
- Paxton Photographics Pty Limited, Australian camera retailer since 1908
[edit] Other
- Paxton is a genus of fish from the family Apogonidae
- Paxton Creek, is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States
- Paxton Street, is the name of a major thoroughfare in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
[edit] References
- ^ "The Paxtons: We Are One" (1903) by William McClung Paxton
- ^ "The Paxtons: We Are One" (1903) by William McClung Paxton
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