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Paxton is an Anglo-Saxon word derived from "gardiner".[1] As early as the 6th century, Anglo-Saxons began crossing from the European continent and settling in Great Britain. The family name Paxton seems to originate in Great Britain around 1250 AD.[1] 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:
[edit] Places
[edit] United Kingdom
[edit] United States
- Paxton, California
- Paxton, Florida
- Paxton, Illinois
- Paxton, Indiana
- Paxton, Massachusetts
- Paxton, Nebraska
- Paxton, Ohio
- Paxton, Pennsylvania
- Paxtang, Pennsylvania (a variation of Paxton)
- Paxton, Texas
- Paxton, West Virginia
- Townships
- Natural features
- Paxton Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania
[edit] Australia
[edit] People
- Surnames
- Bill Paxton, actor
- Gary S. Paxton, musician, producer
- Geoffrey Paxton, Australian Anglican minister
- George Paxton, 1930s and 1940s big band leader, composer, and arranger
- John Paxton, screenwriter
- John M. Paxton, Jr., United States Marine Corps Major General, Commanding General 1st Marine Division
- Sir Joseph Paxton, English architect, designed the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851
- Lonie Paxton, NFL pro football player
- Mike Paxton, MLB pro baseball player
- Richard Paxton, English architect
- Robert Paxton, historian
- Sara Paxton, actress, musician
- Steve Paxton, experimental dancer and choreographer
- Thomas Paxton (1820–1887), Ontario businessman and politician
- Sir Thomas Paxton (Lord Provost), Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1920 to 1923
- Thomas Paxton (1754–1804), captain of HMS Speedy (1798), lost in Lake Ontario
- Tom Paxton, folk musician, singer-songwriter
- Via Paxton, big-bust model
- William McGregor Paxton, American artist
- Paxton Boys, American frontiersmen
- Given names
- Fictional
[edit] Business
- Paxton (genus), a genus of fish from the family Apogonidae
[edit] References
- ^ a b "The Paxtons: We Are One" (1903) by William McClung Paxton [1]
