Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BUXTON
As described in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) From the Saxon boc, a beech, German, buche, and ton--the beech-town. A village in Derbyshire, England.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BUXTON. Places in cos. Derby, Hereford, and Norfolk. The baronet traces to the XV. cent, in the last-named county. The Buxtons of Derby, in the XIII. cent,, wrote themselves De Bawkestone. Lysous.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English