Paxton

plural Paxtons

1. countableuncountableAn English habitational surname from Old English.

   He will face either US Sen. John Cornyn or Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who will head to a May 26 runoff.

   2026 March 4, Arlette Saenz, “James Talarico defeats Jasmine Crockett to win Democratic primary in Texas Senate race”, in CNN, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2026

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   Last week, Texas attorney general Ken Paxton rejected orders for the state to stop controlling Shelby Park, a public park and entry point into the US.

   2024 January 22, Erum Salam, “US supreme court allows border patrol to cut razor wire installed by Texas”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2024

2. countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A placename:
   1. countableuncountableA village in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9353).
   2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Plumas County, California.
   3. countableuncountableA town in Florida.
   4. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Ford County, Illinois; named for English gardener and architect Joseph Paxton.
   5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Indiana.
   6. countableuncountableA town in Worcester County, Massachusetts; named for Charles Paxton, a marshal of an admiralty court.
   7. countableuncountableA village in Nebraska; named for rancher W. A. Paxton.
   8. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in West Virginia.
   9. countableuncountableA village in New South Wales, Australia.