Loxton

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English

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Etymology

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Recorded as Lochestone in the Domesday Book, the village takes its name from the Lox Yeo River + Old English tūn (enclosure; settlement, town).

Proper noun

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Loxton (countable and uncountable, plural Loxtons)

  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. A village and civil parish in North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3755).
    2. A town in Northern Cape province, South Africa.
    3. A town in the Riverland region, South Australia.
  2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Loxton is the 82317th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 229 individuals. Loxton is most common among White (97.38%) individuals.

Further reading

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