Thaccas settlement or thatched town
Derived from Old English, this surname-turned-first-name likely refers to a settlement belonging to a person named Thacca, or a village characterized by thatched roofs. It follows the popular trend of using English habitational surnames as distinctive given names.
Less common today
Thaxton isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,182 in 2019.
A character in the video game series · The Elder Scrolls
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
