Cognomen Saxton (Saxton 
, סקסטון 
) , throughout the world, is a common last name. The family name Saxton is habitual in the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname, New Zealand, and the United States. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Much less frequently, Saxton is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Saxton | Australia, Canada, United States, New Zealand, United Kingdom |
| סקסטון | Israel |
| christopher saxton English cartographer (b. 1540) |
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| clement saxton (b. 1724) |
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joseph saxton American inventor, US (b. 1799) |
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john saxton British diarist and settler in New Zealand (1807-1866) (b. 1807) |
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| nathaniel saxton British Member of Parliament (died 1844) (b. 1766) |
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| charles saxton British Member of Parliament (1773-1838) (b. 1773) |
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rufus saxton United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general, US (b. 1824) |
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jonathan saxton campbell würtele Canadian lawyer and judge (1828-1904), CA (b. 1828) |
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thomas hammond saxton American master mason, US (b. 1831) |
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charles t. saxton American judge, lawyer, politician and Union Army officer (1846-1903), US (b. 1846) |
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| saxton smith American politician, US (b. 1802) |
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| gordon b. saxton (b. 1800) |
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| levi saxton 2 Dec 1821 Huckall, Notts. - 2 Feb 1905 Nottinghamshire (b. 1821) |
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saxton pope American hunter, US (b. 1875) |
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| maria saxton (b. 1816) |
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