Buxton

== Translingual == === Proper noun === Buxton A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Richard Buxton (1786-1865). === Further reading === Author query of the International Plant Names Index == English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Buckstone === Etymology === Two main origins: The town in Derbyshire derives from Old English būgan (“to bend, bow”) + stān (“stone”). The village in Norfolk derives from an unattested Old English personal name *Bucc + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Proper noun === Buxton (countable and uncountable, plural Buxtons) A placename: A town in High Peak district, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SK059735). A village in Buxton with Lamas parish, Broadland district, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TG2322). A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, Victoria, Australia. A village in Wollondilly Shire, New South Wales, Australia. An unincorporated community in Wilson County, Kansas, United States. A town in York County, Maine, United States. An unincorporated community in Panola County, Mississippi, United States. A census-designated place in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. A city in Traill County, North Dakota, United States. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States. A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== Buxton with Lamas Higher Buxton ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Buxton is the 4477th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7925 individuals. Buxton is most common among White (82.65%) and Black/African American (11.72%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Buxton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 263.