Explore the Family Name Axson

The meaning of Axson

English (Lancashire and Cheshire): variant of Axon.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Axson in the United States?

The surname Axson has seen an interesting shift in popularity based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Axson was ranked at 52,714 in terms of frequency of use but dropped slightly to a rank of 55,386 in 2010, marking a decrease of 5.07%. However, the count of individuals carrying the Axson surname increased marginally from 369 in 2000 to 371 in 2010, indicating a growth of 0.54%. Despite this increase in count, the proportion of the surname per 100,000 people decreased by 7.14%, reflecting a reduction from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,714	#55,386	-5.07%
Count	369	371	0.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Axson

Moving to ethnicity, the ethnic identity associated with the surname Axson showed some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. There were no recorded instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islander groups or those identifying as two or more races or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The percentage of individuals identifying as white with the surname Axson decreased from 61.52% in 2000 to 55.26% in 2010, marking a decline of 10.18%. On the other hand, individuals identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 84.21%, climbing from 1.90% in 2000 to 3.50% in 2010. The Black community also saw an increase in the usage of the surname Axson, rising from 35.23% in 2000 to 39.89% in 2010, recording a growth of 13.23%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	61.52%	55.26%	-10.18%
Black	35.23%	39.89%	13.23%
Hispanic	1.9%	3.5%	84.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%