Meanings
- A habitational surname from Old English.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
Origin
- Old Englishstan“stone”
- Old EnglishAcca
- EnglishAxton
From Axton, Kent, Old English Acca (a personal name) + Old English stan (“stone”).
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Axton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Axton
“Axton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Axton. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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