Luxton

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Devon, from the Old English personal name Lugga + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Luxton (plural Luxtons)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Luxton is the 40144^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 546 individuals. Luxton is most common among White (94.87%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Luxton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 477.