Duxbury

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Deowuc or Ducca + -s- + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

Duxbury (countable and uncountable, plural Duxburys)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Pine County, Minnesota, United States.
4. A town in Washington County, Vermont, United States.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Duxbury is the 30825^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 755 individuals. Duxbury is most common among White (94.17%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Duxbury”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 505.