Baxter.
A surname originating as an occupation originating in northern England and in Scotland, a variant of Baker.
Meaning & usage
A surname originating as an occupation originating in northern England and in Scotland, a variant of Baker.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A township and rural locality in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
A community in Essa, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Placer County, California.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pueblo County, Colorado.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Union County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Jasper County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: An extinct town in New Madrid County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Putnam County, Tennessee.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Hay River, Dunn County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English bakster, bakestre, from Old English bæcestre (“baker”), equivalent to bake + -ster.
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