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Dictionary of
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname AXON.
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From
A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley,
A. Bardsley, 1901.
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AXON.
A baptismal name meaning "the son of—-" (?). This
Lancashire and Cheshire surname has clearly no connexion with Axton
(q.v.). It is a patronymic formed like Jaxon, Dixon, Dix, or Cox,
which represent Jackson, Dickson, Dicks, or Cocks. I can but suggest
that it is Atkinson, which in my part of Lancashire (Furness) is invariably
pronounced Atkison or Akison; v. Atkinson.
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C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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