Loxton

English

Etymology

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

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

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

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Loxton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 466.