Braxton

Where Braxton comes from

Perhaps a habitational surname from the village of Branxton, in Northumberland.
— Wiktionary's entry for Braxton
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1817
    Braxton Bragg born
    Confederate Army general
  2. 1885
    First appearance
    #836 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1992
    Braxton Miller born
    American football player
  4. 2017
    Peak, #118
    3,352 babies named Braxton — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
Namesakes
  • Braxton Bragg · Confederate Army general, 1817–1876
  • Braxton Miller · American football player, born 1992
  • Braxton Sorensen-McGee · New Zealand rugby union player, born 2006
  • Braxton Stone-Papadopoulos · Canadian amateur wrestler, born 1995
  • Braxton Garrett · baseball player, born 1997

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.