Broxton

== English == === Etymology === From Old English burgæsn (“burial place”); the suffix -ton is not historical and it's the product of a the development of the original ending -son. === Proper noun === Broxton (countable and uncountable, plural Broxtons) (uncountable) A placename: A village and civil parish (served by Broxton and District Parish Council) in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4854). A small city in Coffee County, Georgia, United States. An unincorporated community in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Broxton is the 17441st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1617 individuals. Broxton is most common among White (47.19%) and Black/African American (46.69%) individuals. === References === Survey of English Place-Names === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Broxton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 237.