The Saxon surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,576 people carried this name — #4,685 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,900 people counted. That is up 7% from 7,092 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Saxon surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Saxton’.

An early record he cites: Johannes de Saxton, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 669 · public domain.

In the Nordic population registers

37 people named Saxon is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 37

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Saxon in American newspapers,
1879–1928.

Newspaper page from Burt's Among The Clouds carrying the name Saxon
Burt's Among The Clouds 1879-08-23
Newspaper page from Burt's Among The Clouds carrying the name Saxon
Burt's Among The Clouds 1879-08-21
Newspaper page from The Spokane Woman carrying the name Saxon
The Spokane Woman 1928-02-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 949 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Saxon in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

9,592 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Saxon. The most, 1,599, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 2.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 2,381
Victoria 2,377
New South Wales 2,371
Queensland 1,131
Western Australia 941
Tasmania 318
ACT (Canberra) 54

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

Who carried it

People named Saxon,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Elizabeth Lyle Saxon
    Elizabeth Lyle Saxon 1832–1915 · writer
  • Frank Elmore Saxon
    Frank Elmore Saxon 1841–1922 · postmaster
  • Lulu King Saxon
    Lulu King Saxon 1852–1927 · artist
  • Johan Lindström Saxon
    Johan Lindström Saxon 1859–1935 · writer
  • Arthur Saxon
    Arthur Saxon 1878–1921 · stonemason
  • Peregrin Saxon d. 1356 · Catholic priest

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 Saxon,
in the records of 6 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 States551 records

551 records of the Saxon name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 265
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 102
  • Other U.S. records 184
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Frank Robert Saxon

    Born 1945; from Baltimore, Maryland. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1965 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Loudon Park National Cemetery, Maryland.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William E. Saxon

    Born 1910 in Florida. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Jay Governors Island, New York; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1992, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Florence Saxon

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Majestic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 21; servant. From Glasgow, England; bound for Brooklyn.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 551 records for Saxon 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) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia148 records

148 records of the Saxon name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 66
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 38
  • Other Australian records 44
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record George Saxon

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Lady Nugent, arriving 1835; certificate of freedom 1847.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Alfred Saxon

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Delta, aged 34; English.

    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 Louis G. H. Saxon

    Gentleman of Mont Albert, Victoria; died 1913.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 148 records for Saxon in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (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).

Canada22 records

22 records of the Saxon name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 15
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 3
  • Other Canadian records 4
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record David Saxon

    Died 1867 in St. Mary's Bay, Digby, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Stephen Saxon

    Buried in 1960 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Leonard Saxon

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 22 records for Saxon in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom7 records

7 records of the Saxon name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 6
  • Welsh wills index cards 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Harry Saxon

    Will proved in 1940; of Colwyn Bay, Denbigh.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Saxon

    Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. G. Saxon

    Al Engineers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Saxon in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Saxon 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 George Ernest Saxon

    Died 1995, aged 73; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Frederick Saxon

    Died 1949, aged 76; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Saxon in New Zealand.

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).

France3 records

3 records of the Saxon name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Therese Saxon

    Born 1906 in Buffières; died 1993 in Cluny (Saône-et-Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Lewis Lyzander Saxon

    Born 1928 in the United States; died 1999 in Orléans (Loiret).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Pierre Saxon

    Born 1909 in Buffières; died 1997 in Mâcon (Saône-et-Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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