Buxton

Translingual

Proper noun

Buxton

1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Richard Buxton (1786-1865).

Further reading

• Author query of the International Plant Names Index

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Buckstone

Etymology

Two main origins:

• The town in Derbyshire derives from Old English būgan (“to bend, bow”) + stān (“stone”).
• The village in Norfolk derives from the Old English personal name Bucc + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Buxton (countable and uncountable, plural Buxtons)

1. A placename:
   1. A town in High Peak district, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SK059735).
   2. A village in Buxton with Lamas parish, Broadland district, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TG2322).
   3. A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, Victoria, Australia.
   4. A village in Wollondilly Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
   5. An unincorporated community in Wilson County, Kansas, United States.
   6. A town in York County, Maine, United States.
   7. An unincorporated community in Panola County, Mississippi, United States.
   8. A census-designated place in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
   9. A city in Traill County, North Dakota, United States.
   10. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Buxton with Lamas
• Higher Buxton

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Buxton is the 4477^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7925 individuals. Buxton is most common among White (82.65%) and Black/African American (11.72%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Buxton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 263.