Meaning & Origin
Huxton is a boy's baby name of Old English origin, an invented elaboration of Huxley or Huxton-style place names, following the popular pattern of Old English habitative surnames meaning 'Hugh's settlement' or 'from Hugh's estate.'
Huxton sits alongside Hudson, Houston, and Daxton as a surname-style name with "X" appeal. The built-in nickname Hux gives it playful accessibility. It's a name for parents who love the established surname-name style but want something genuinely less common.