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.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.


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

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