Surname Claxton (Claxton 
) , around the globe, is quite a common cognomen. The surname Claxton is habitual in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Saint Kitts and Nevis, where it is a common surname, Antigua and Barbuda, where it is quite a common surname, and Saint Lucia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Much less frequently, Claxton is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Claxton | United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, United States |
| william claxton Claxton, William (1530–1597), antiquary (b. 1530) |
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florence claxton British painter (1838-1920), FR (b. 1838) |
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| timothy claxton British mechanic (b. 1790) |
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| thomas claxton US Navy officer (b. 1790) |
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adelaide claxton British artist and inventor, GB (b. 1841) |
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kate claxton actress (1848-1924), US (b. 1848) |
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| r. bethell claxton (b. 1814) |
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norman claxton Australian cricketer (1877-1951), AU (b. 1877) |
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jimmy claxton Canadian baseball player (1892-1970), US (b. 1892) |
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brooke claxton Canadian politician (1898-1960), CA (b. 1898) |
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| william claxton cricketer (1857-1937), AU (b. 1857) |
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edgar claxton British rail engineer (b. 1910) |
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william f. claxton American television director and television producer (1914-1996), US (b. 1914) |
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| william gordon claxton Canadian flying ace, CA (b. 1899) |
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ned claxton American politician, US (b. 1949) |
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