Wraxall
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English
Etymology
From a lost Old English word *wrocc (“buzzard”), perhaps used as a personal name, + -s- + healh (“corner, angle, nook”). Compare the doublet Wroxall.
Proper noun
Wraxall (countable and uncountable, plural Wraxalls)
- A civil parish in Dorset, England.
- A hamlet in Ditcheat parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6036).
- A village in Wraxall and Failand parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4971).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Wraxall is the 31110th most common surname in England, belonging to 116 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wraxall”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears