Cognomen Thaxter (Thaxter 
) , in all the world, is a rare surname. The family name Thaxter is characteristic of Reunion, where it is quite a common surname, Jamaica, where it is quite a rare surname, and the United Kingdom, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, the name is most common in the United States, Jamaica, and the United Kingdom. Very seldom, Thaxter is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Thaxter | United Kingdom, Canada, Reunion, Jamaica, United States |
| samuel thaxter (b. 1665) |
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| elizabeth thaxter 1692- (b. 1692) |
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celia thaxter American writer, US (b. 1835) |
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roland thaxter American mycologist (1858-1932), US (b. 1858) |
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| sidney w. thaxter (1839-1908) (b. 1839) |
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| edward r. thaxter Sculptor (1857-1881) (b. 1857) |
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phyllis thaxter American actress (1919-2012), US (b. 1919) |
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| john thaxter British theatre critic, GB (b. 1927) |
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| jim thaxter college basketball player (1964–1964) Connecticut |
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| chris b. thaxter researcher |
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| abigail thaxter (22 Jun 1648 - 25 Dec 1677) |
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| david richard thaxter researcher |
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| elizabeth thaxter (1633-1725) |
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| sheldon thaxter JM (b. 1990) |
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