The Braxton surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 12,268 people carried this name — #2,921 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 24,000 people counted. That is up 9% from 11,249 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Braxton surname

Perhaps a habitational surname from the village of Branxton, in Northumberland.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Braxton» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Braxton in American newspapers,
1900–1911.

Newspaper page from The Beatrice Daily Express carrying the name Braxton
The Beatrice Daily Express 1910-09-23
Newspaper page from East St. Louis Daily Journal carrying the name Braxton
East St. Louis Daily Journal 1911-02-05
Newspaper page from The Age-herald carrying the name Braxton
The Age-herald 1900-04-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 49,915 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Braxton in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1980s.

349 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Braxton. The most, 92, date from the 1890s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 123
Victoria 82
Queensland 62
South Australia 25
Western Australia 24
Tasmania 17
ACT (Canberra) 10

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Braxton.

Who carried it

People named Braxton,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Carter Braxton
    Carter Braxton 1736–1797 · politician
  • Carter Braxton
    Carter Braxton 1736–1797 · politician
  • Elliott M. Braxton
    Elliott M. Braxton 1823–1891 · lawyer
  • George Braxton II d. 1761 · politician
  • George Braxton II d. 1748 · politician
  • George Braxton I 1677–1748 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Braxton,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States736 records

736 records of the Braxton name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 348
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 213
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 148
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 13
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James E. Braxton

    Born 1922 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1942 at Harrisburg; messenger. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Harold Braxton

    Born 1948; from Phoenix, Arizona. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Charles A. Braxton

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1888, died 1966; buried at Wood National Cemetery, Wisconsin.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 736 records for Braxton in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia20 records

20 records of the Braxton name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 17
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Sarah Caroline Braxton

    Born 1861 in Launceston, Tasmania. Married 1884 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 23.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sarah Braxton

    Arrived in Victoria in 1849 as an assisted immigrant aboard the Mahomed Shah, aged 21.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ivy Braxton

    Of Melton, Victoria; died 2000.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Braxton in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Braxton name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Minnie Braxton

    Died 1933 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Richard Braxton

    Married 1868 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Belva Richardson Braxton

    Died 1964 in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Braxton in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Braxton name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Michael Conrad Braxton

    Died 1994, aged 33; buried at Avonhead Memorial Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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