Fun Facts About the Name Thaxton
- 191 babies named Thaxton: U.S. records list 191 babies given the name Thaxton from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Thaxton Mean?
Thaxton is an English habitational surname meaning 'thatched settlement.' It comes from an Old English place name formed from þæc, 'thatch,' and tūn, 'enclosure' or 'settlement.' The literal sense is 'thatched settlement' or 'settlement where thatch was used.' Surname accounts commonly associate it with a place in Bedfordshire, but the exact site is not securely identified.
The spelling Thackston is a related variant. Thaxted, an Essex place name, looks similar but has a different second element and should not be treated as the same name.
Thaxton Name History & Origins
Thaxton belongs to the English habitational surname tradition: names taken from a village, farm, or estate and used to identify a person by his place of origin. In the Middle Ages, a man from a settlement called Thaxton could be recorded as 'of Thaxton,' and the byname could become hereditary. The place name itself is Old English, the Germanic language spoken in England before the Norman Conquest, and it belongs to the common -tūn type of settlement names.
As a first name, Thaxton is a transferred use of the surname rather than an inherited Old English personal name. In English-speaking countries it appears as a surname-style given name, with the surname's English origin rather than a separate first-name etymology.
How Popular is the Name Thaxton?
Thaxton has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2019. Its best rank was #4,518 in 1959.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,687 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #8,191 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #7,521 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #9,466 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #5,319 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2018 | #13,882 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #6,624 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #6,684 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #7,982 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #11,959 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #8,046 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #6,998 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #6,961 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #12,064 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #8,921 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #8,939 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #11,913 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #11,323 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #9,148 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #9,497 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #4,518 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1920 | #4,914 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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