Greatest settlement
A modern English surname-name likely derived from the Latin 'Maximus' combined with the Old English suffix '-tun', meaning town or settlement. It functions as a contemporary alternative to Maxwell or Paxton.
Less common today
Maxton isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #671 in 2017.
British actor and musician known as Max Beesley
The titular elite private school in the series Β· Maxton Hall - The World Between Us
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).