How Many People Have the Last Name Thaxton?
people had the surname Thaxton in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 62,500 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+201 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Thaxton (72.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 22%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Thaxton ranks #5,472. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 74.9% to 72.7%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Thaxton grew from 4,510 people in 2000 to 4,711 in 2010 (up 4.5%), and its rank fell from #6,871 to #7,104. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 1.67 to 1.6 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 4,510 | 4,711 |
| Rank | #6,871 | #7,104 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.67 | 1.6 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Thaxton
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Thaxton: T235
👤 Thaxton as a First Name
Thaxton is a first name too: about 183 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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