How Many People Have the Last Name Paxton?
people had the surname Paxton in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 25,126 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+741 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Paxton (86.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 8.1%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Paxton ranks #2,282. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Paxton grew from 11,013 people in 2000 to 11,754 in 2010 (up 6.7%), and its rank fell from #3,019 to #3,049. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 4.08 to 3.98 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 11,013 | 11,754 |
| Rank | #3,019 | #3,049 |
| Per 100,000 people | 4.08 | 3.98 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Paxton
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Paxton: P235
👤 Paxton as a First Name
Paxton is a first name too: about 29,923 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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