Saxbury

Saxbury Meaning & Origin

About Saxbury
The surname Saxbury is of English origin and is believed to be a locational surname derived from the place name "Saxbury" or "Saxborough." The name is composed of the Old English elements "seax," meaning "knife" or "sword," and "burh," meaning "fortress" or "town." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Saxbury can be interpreted as "dweller at the fortress or town of the Saxons." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived in or near a place associated with the Saxons, an ancient Germanic tribe.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Saxbury is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Saxbury: 214
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 86981
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Saxbury based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Saxbury is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SKSPR
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S021060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S AE1 K S B EH2 R IY0
🌐 IPA
/saxbury*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SKSPR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S216

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Saxbury in Braille

Here's how to represent Saxbury in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Saxbury in braille

How to sign the name Saxbury using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Saxbury using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Saxbury in sign language

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