Claxton

A placename:

Proper noun

  1. A placename:

    1. A civil parish in Hartlepool borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4728).

    2. A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM3403).

    3. 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).

    4. A city, the county seat of Evans County, Georgia, United States.

    5. An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States.

    6. An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Tennessee, United States.

    7. An unincorporated community in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States.

  2. A habitational surname.

Origin

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

Forms

Claxtons