Right-handed; fortunate; or from the dyers town
Dexton is a modern American invention, likely created by blending the Latin-rooted Dexter with the popular '-ton' suffix found in English surnames. It carries the Latin sense of being 'skillful' or 'right-handed,' while also evoking the image of an English settlement or town.
Less common today
Dexton isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,265 in 2015.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
