Etymograph

English

Paxton

Paxton comes from Old English *Pæcces.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150*Pæccesreconstructed
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2024Paxton

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150*Pæccesreconstructed
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2024Paxton

Earliest quotation: 2024, Erum Salam, US supreme court allows border patrol to cut razor wire inst: “Last week, Texas attorney general Ken Paxton rejected orders…”

Today it means

name An English habitational surname from Old English.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old English *Pæcces / Paxton