Claxtonとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From either the Old Norse personal name Klakkr or 古期英語 clacc (“hill, peak”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

固有名詞

Claxton (countable and uncountable, plural Claxtons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM3403).
   2. A village and civil parish (served by Claxton and Sand Hutton Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE6960).
   3. A city, the county seat of Evans County, Georgia, United States.
   4. An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States.
   5. An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Tennessee, United States.
   6. An unincorporated community in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname.

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Claxton is the 5949 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5786 individuals. Claxton is most common among White (71.41%) and Black/African American (22.09%) individuals.

参照

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Claxton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 343.