About Faxon
The surname Faxon is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "fæx" meaning "hair" or "mane" and the suffix "-son" indicating "son of." Therefore, Faxon is a patronymic surname meaning "son of the one with the hair or mane." It likely originated as a nickname for someone with a distinctive or abundant head of hair. The surname Faxon is relatively rare and can be found mainly in the United States.
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Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Faxon based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Faxon in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Faxon using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.