Braxton Family History
Braxton Name Meaning
English: habitational name of uncertain origin, perhaps from
Branxton in Northumberland, which is named with the Celtic personal
name Branoc + Old English tun ‘settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Braxton Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Braxton families
 174 - 345  59 - 173 |
 1 - 58  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Braxton families
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17 - 32 6 - 16 |
1 - 5 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Braxton Family Origin
Braxton Immigration Information
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Braxton Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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Braxton Civil War Service Records
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