Explore the Family Name Paxman

The meaning of Paxman

1. English: occupational name for the servant (Middle English man) of someone named Pack or Pake. See Pask. Also a variant of Packman with intrusive -s-. 2. Americanized form of German Paxmann: perhaps from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with bag, reflected by Old High German bagan ‘to fight’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Paxman saw a minor decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 42,830th and fell to a rank of 43,438th in 2010, which is a decline of about 1.42%. However, the count or number of individuals with this last name increased from 476 in 2000 to 497 in 2010, representing a growth of 4.41%. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased slightly from 0.18 to 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,830	#43,438	-1.42%
Count	476	497	4.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Paxman

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that most individuals with the surname Paxman identify as White, although this percentage declined slightly from 96.43% in 2000 to 93.96% in 2010. There was an increase in those identifying as having two or more races from 1.05% in 2000 to 2.01% in 2010, representing a significant increase of 91.43%. The proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic also grew from 2.10% in 2000 to 3.42% in 2010, a change of 62.86%. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.43%	93.96%	-2.56%
Hispanic	2.1%	3.42%	62.86%
Two or More Races	1.05%	2.01%	91.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%