Baxenden

English

Alternative forms

(surname): Baxendale

Etymology

From Old English bæcstan (“baking stone”) + denu (“valley”).

Proper noun

Baxenden (countable and uncountable, plural Baxendens)

A village in Hyndburn district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD774265).
A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Baxenden is the 158774^th most common surname in England, belonging to 10 individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Baxenden”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 117.

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