Baxenden
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (surname): Baxendale
Etymology[edit]
From Old English bæcstan (“baking stone”) + denu (“valley”).
Proper noun[edit]
Baxenden (countable and uncountable, plural Baxendens)
- A village in Hyndburn district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD774265).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics[edit]
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Baxenden is the 158774th most common surname in England, belonging to 10 individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Baxenden”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 117.