Sexton is a surname.

Geographical distribution

At the time of the United Kingdom Census of 1901 (the data for

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

) and the United Kingdom Census of 1881 (the data for the rest of the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

), the frequency of the surname ''Sexton'' (Irish: ''Ó Seasnáin'') was highest in the following counties:Sexton Surname Distribution
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County Clare County Clare ( ga, Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland, in the Southern Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 118,817 ...

(1: 264) * 2.

County Limerick "Remember Limerick" , image_map = Island_of_Ireland_location_map_Limerick.svg , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Ireland , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = Munster , subdivision ...

(1: 678) * 3.

County Cavan County Cavan ( ; gle, Contae an Chabháin) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is part of the Border Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is base ...

(1: 681) * 4.

County Cork County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns are ...

(1: 694) * 5.

Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...

(1: 1,199) * 6.

County Kildare County Kildare ( ga, Contae Chill Dara) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county, ...

(1: 1,305) * 7.

County Sligo County Sligo ( , gle, Contae Shligigh) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the Border Region and is part of the province of Connacht. Sligo is the administrative capital and largest town in the county. Sligo County Council is the local ...

(1: 1,413) * 8.

County Longford County Longford ( gle, Contae an Longfoirt) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Longford. Longford County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 46,6 ...

(1: 1,460) * 9.

Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...

(1: 2,676) * 10.

County Leitrim County Leitrim ( ; gle, Contae Liatroma) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim. Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the ...

(1: 2,894) As of 2014, the frequency of the surname was highest in the following countries and territories: * 1.

Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. A ...

(1: 2,082) * 2.

Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...

(1: 2,629) * 3.

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

(1: 6,802) * 4.

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

(1: 9,071) * 5.

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

(1: 9,695) * 6.

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

(1: 10,290) * 7.

Tuvalu Tuvalu ( or ; formerly known as the Ellice Islands) is an island country and microstate in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean. Its islands are situated about midway between Hawaii and Australia. They lie east-northeast ...

(1: 11,323) * 8.

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

(1: 13,717) * 9.

Marshall Islands The Marshall Islands ( mh, Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands ( mh, Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ),'' () is an independent island country and microstate near the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the Internati ...

(1: 14,022) * 10.

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

(1: 17,208) As of 2014, 76.8% of all known bearers of the surname ''Sexton'' were residents of the United States. The frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following U.S. states: * 1.

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

(1: 1,380) * 2.

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

(1: 1,934) * 3.

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

(1: 3,091) * 4.

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...

(1: 3,409) * 5.

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

(1: 3,607) * 6.

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...

(1: 3,609) * 7.

South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

(1: 3,611) * 8.

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

(1: 3,682) * 9.

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

(1: 4,058) * 10.

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

(1: 4,519) * 11.

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

(1: 4,646) * 12.

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

(1: 5,362) * 13.

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

(1: 5,563) * 14.

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...

(1: 5,799) * 15.

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

(1: 6,006) * 16.

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

(1: 6,117) * 17.

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

(1: 6,360) The frequency of the surname was highest (over 20 times the national average) in the following U.S. counties: * 1. Scott County, Tenn. (1: 39) * 2. Letcher County, Ky. (1: 56) * 3. Nicholas County, Ky. (1: 115) * 4. Crenshaw County, Ala. (1: 133) * 5. Wayne County, Ky. (1: 154) * 6. Morgan County, Tenn. (1: 181) * 7. Knott County, Ky. (1: 184) * 8. Hancock County, Tenn. (1: 186) * 9. Morgan County, Ky. (1: 186) * 10. Menifee County, Ky. (1: 210) * 11. Billings County, N.D. (1: 219) * 12. Union County, Tenn. (1: 239) * 13. Metcalfe County, Ky. (1: 243) * 14. Carter County, Ky. (1: 262) * 15. Wise County, Va. (1: 272) * 16. Grayson County, Va. (1: 281) * 17.

Cottle County, Texas Cottle County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,380. Its county seat is Paducah. The county was founded in 1876 and later organized in 1892. It is named for George Washington Cottle, who died ...

(1: 290) * 18. Bath County, Ky. (1: 299) * 19. Hart County, Ky. (1: 300)

People

* Andrew Sexton (born 1979), English cricketer *

Ann Sexton Ann Sexton (born Mary Ann Sexton, February 5, 1950) is an American soul singer who recorded mainly in the 1970s. Her biggest hit, "You're Gonna Miss Me", reached the R&B chart in 1973. Biography She was born in Greenville, South Carolina, and ...

(born 1950), American soul singer *

Anne Sexton Anne Sexton (born Anne Gray Harvey; November 9, 1928 – October 4, 1974) was an American poet known for her highly personal, confessional verse. She won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1967 for her book '' Live or Die''. Her poetry details ...

(1928–1974), American poet * Austin O. Sexton (1852–1908), American politician *

Brendan Sexton III Brendan Eugene Sexton III (born February 21, 1980) is an American actor. Life and career Born in Staten Island, New York, Sexton made his film debut in Todd Solondz's ''Welcome to the Dollhouse'' playing the troubled bully Brandon McCarthy, for ...

(born 1980), American film actor *

Cameron Sexton Cameron Sexton (born November 11, 1970) is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 25th district. He is the 83rd and current Speaker of the House in the Tennessee House of Represent ...

(born 1970), American politician *

Chad Sexton 311 may refer to: * 311 (number), a natural number * AD 311, a year of the Julian calendar, in the fourth century AD * 311 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar * 311 (band), an American band ** ''311'' (album), band 311's self-titled album ...

(born 1970), American rock drummer *

Charlie Sexton Charles Wayne Sexton (born August 11, 1968) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Sexton is best known for his years as a guitarist in Bob Dylan's band, though also has become well known as a music producer. Sexton co-founded the Ar ...

(born 1968), American guitarist, singer and songwriter *

Chelsea Sexton Chelsea Sexton (born August 14, 1975) is an electric car advocate and advisor. She frequently writes articles and blog posts about electric cars and her views on obtaining mass adoption of the technology by the car industry and drivers. Sexton w ...

(born 1975), American advocate of alternative fuel vehicles *

Collin Sexton Collin Darnell Sexton (born January 4, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide. In January 2017 Sexton was sel ...

(born 1999), American basketball player *

Dan Sexton Dan Sexton (born April 29, 1987) is an American former professional ice hockey winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Anaheim Ducks. Playing career Dan Sexton played for Bowling Green State University from 2007–2009, p ...

(born 1987), American ice hockey player *

Dave Sexton David James Sexton (6 April 1930 – 25 November 2012) was an English football manager and player. He was notable for managing Chelsea to their first ever major European trophy. Playing career Son of former professional boxer Archie Sext ...

(born 1930), English football player and manager * Edwin Sexton (? - September 16, 1983), American politician *

Edward Sexton Edward Sexton (born 9 November 1942) is a British Savile Row tailor, fashion designer and manufacturing consultant. Sexton has been called a key player in the history of Savile Row. Early life Edward Sexton went to English Martyrs School (in S ...

, British tailor *

Frank Sexton (baseball) Frank Joseph Sexton (July 8, 1872The Biographical Record of the Alumni of Amherst College, apage 391 indicates that Sexton's birth date was July 8, 1868. – January 4, 1938) was a baseball player and coach. He played college baseball for Brown ...

(1872–1938), American baseball player and coach *

Franklin Barlow Sexton Franklin Barlow Sexton (April 29, 1828 – May 15, 1900) was a politician from Texas who served in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War. Sexton was born in New Harmony, Indiana, in rural Posey County, the only child of Dr. a ...

(1828–1900), American Confederate politician * Helen Sexton (1862–1950), Australian surgeon *

James Sexton Sir James Sexton Order of the British Empire, CBE (13 April 1856 – 27 December 1938) was a British trade unionist and politician. Sexton was born in Newcastle upon Tyne on 13 April 1856 to an Irish-born family of market traders, who soon move ...

(1856–1938), English trade unionist and politician * Jesse Sexton (1885–1948), American politician *

Jimmy Sexton Jimmy Dale Sexton (born December 15, 1951) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, and St. Louis Cardinals. Sexton signed his fi ...

(born 1951), American professional baseball player *

John Sexton John Edward Sexton (born September 29, 1942) is an American lawyer, academic, and author. He is the Benjamin F. Butler Professor of Law at New York University where he teaches at the law school and NYU's undergraduate colleges. Sexton served as t ...

(born 1942), American academic, president of New York University * John Sexton (photographer) (born 1953), American fine art photographer *

John Henry Sexton John Henry Sexton OBE (2 July 1863 – 3 November 1954) was a Baptist minister in South Australia. History Sexton was born in Callington, the fourth son of Alfred Sexton and his wife Grace James née Bray. He grew up in Mount Barker and studied f ...

(1863–1954), Baptist minister in South Australia * John W. Sexton (born 1958), Irish poet *

Johnny Sexton Jonathan Jeremiah Sexton (born 11 July 1985) is an Irish rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Leinster Rugby and Ireland, and he also captains both teams. He represented the British & Irish Lions in both 2013 and 2017 and has scored o ...

(born 1985), Irish rugby player *

Katy Sexton Katy Sexton, MBE (born 21 July 1981) is a former Olympic swimmer from Great Britain. She became the first British swimmer to win a World Championship title, when she won the Women's 200m Back at the 2003 World Championships. She is twice an ...

(born 1982), British Olympic swimmer *

Lee Sexton Lee Sexton (March 23, 1928 – February 10, 2021) was an American banjo player from Letcher County, Kentucky. He began playing the banjo at the age of eight and was proficient in the two-finger picking and "drop-thumb" (clawhammer) traditional st ...

(1927–2021), American Banjo Player * Leo Sexton (1908–1968), American 1932 Olympic athlete in the shot put *

Lexi Sexton Lexi, Lexy, Lexey, Lexee, or Lexie is a nickname or normal name of given names starting with "Alex" or another variation of the name "Lex" (such as Alexis (given name), Alexis, Alexandra, Alexandria (given name), Alexandria, Alexander, Alexandre ...

(born 2011), American child actor *

Linda Gray Sexton Linda Gray Sexton is an American writer. Early life She was born in Newton, Massachusetts, the elder daughter of poet Anne Sexton and Alfred Muller "Kayo" Sexton. Career In 1994, she wrote her memoirs of growing up with her mother, titled ''Sea ...

(born 1953), American author and editor, daughter of Anne Sexton *

Lloyd Sexton, Jr. Lloyd Sexton Jr. (1912–1990), who is also known as Leo Lloyd Sexton Jr. was an American painter born in Hilo, Hawaii on March 24, 1912. In 1931 he entered the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In 1933 he had a show of flower painti ...

(1912–1990), American/Hawaiian artist *

Mae Sexton Mae Sexton (born 28 April 1955) is an Irish former independent politician. She was previously a Progressive Democrats Teachta Dála (TD) for the Longford–Roscommon constituency from 2002 to 2007. Background She is a native of the townland of ...

(born 1955), Irish politician from Longford-Roscommon * Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, American novelist *

Martin Sexton Martin Sexton Born March 2, 1966 is an American singer-songwriter and music producer. Early life Born in 1966, Sexton grew up in Syracuse, New York, the tenth of twelve children in a working class Irish-American family. He acquired his first ...

(contemporary), American musician from Syracuse, New York *

Mike Sexton Michael Richard Sexton (September 22, 1947September 6, 2020) was an American professional poker player and commentator. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2009. Early years Sexton was a gymnast and attended Ohio State University, wh ...

(1947–2020), American professional poker player and commentator * P. Wayne Sexton, Sr. (contemporary), American Republican politician *

Randy Sexton Randy Sexton (born July 24, 1959) is a Canadian ice hockey executive, businessman and former athlete. He is the Senior Advisor to the General Manager for the Minnesota Wild. He was the assistant general manager for the Buffalo Sabres of the Nation ...

, current general manager of the NHL's Florida Panthers * Richard Sexton, American photographer * Robert J. Sexton, American director *

Rosi Sexton Rosemary Ann Sexton (born 16 July 1977) is a British athlete, sports therapist, osteopath, and politician. She had a career in mixed martial arts (MMA), from which she retired in 2014. In 2020, Sexton ran in the Green Party leadership electi ...

(born 1977), British Mixed Martial Arts fighter *

Sam Sexton Sam Sexton (born 18 July 1984) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2018. At regional level, he held multiple heavyweight championships, including the Commonwealth title from 2009 to 2010, the British title from 20 ...

(born 1984), British heavyweight boxer *

Tim Sexton Tim Sexton is an American producer, music supervisor, environmental consultant, and social impact entrepreneur. Noted for events and initiatives which integrate pop culture and social activism, he produced the No Nukes, Peace Sunday, and Live ...

(born 1949), American producer, music supervisor, and environmental entrepreneur *

Tobe Sexton Tobe Sexton (born September 6, 1968) is an American actor and producer. Sexton was born in Fort Worth, Texas, he studied acting and directing for theatre as well as film at The California Institute of the Arts from which he earned a BFA. He app ...

(born 1968), American actor, singer, dancer, producer, director * Tom Sexton (disambiguation) *

Tommy Sexton Thomas Sexton (July 3, 1957 – December 13, 1993) was a Canadian comedian. Born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland, he was the youngest member of the ''CODCO'' comedy troupe. Educated in ...

(1957–1993), Canadian comedian from Newfoundland * William Sexton (politician) (1819–1895), Canadian farmer, auctioneer, and politician * Wyatt Sexton (born 1984), American college football player

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sexton (Surname) Sexton is an Irish last name.