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Origin of Axt Total Records: 4  Origin of Axt, Meaning of Axt Origin: This name is found in several counties of England, notably Norfolk and Wilts. This name and the name Baker are probably of similar origin and meaning. One John Baxter had head rights in Lower Norfolk, Virginia, in April, 1664; one William Baxter, from Virginia, was in Maryland from 1744 to 1770. Despite these early instances of the occurrence of the name among Virginians, Baxter is not a special Virginia name. A Baxter family settled in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, perhaps as early as 1682. The name seems to have died out in that county. There was also a Daniel Baxter a weaver, who came from Ireland, married in New Jersey, and died in Greene county, Pennsylvania, in 1808, having lived there about thirty years. There were other Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland Baxters at early dates. It seems to us most probable that the present family is descended from one of these stocks, the Bucks county family being again a more probable source than the Greene county, Delaware, or Maryland Baxters. Surnames: Baxter Submitted by: History of West Virginia Origin of Axt, Meaning of Axt Origin: The name was exported to England by the invading Saxons in 449 CE where it developed many new phonetic variations and was imported by the Norwegian Vikings to Norway when they raided England around 700 CE. These Norwegian Vikings later settled in the Contentin (western) region of Normandy, France around 933 CE where the name evolved from Asketill (10th century CE) to Anschetillus (11th century CE) to Anquetil (12th century CE) to Anctil (18th century CE). In 1734 CE, Jean Louis Anctil emigrated from Avranches, Normandy, France to Nouvelle France (Quebec, Canada) and established a family line, where the surname today is predominate. The Anctil family name can be found throughout the United Kingdom (former colonies included) and even most of the world today. Surnames: Anctil, Anquetil, St-Jean, St-John, Ancell, Antill, McCaskill, MacAskill, Antle, Axtell, Kettle Submitted by: Eric Anctil Origin of Axt, Meaning of Axt Origin: yorkshire Surnames: saxton Submitted by: Origin of Axt, Meaning of Axt Origin: norfolk Surnames: saxton Submitted by: bethany 2/17/2012 10:57 AM Page 1 of 1

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