Maxton is an English surname and place name that means "Maccus's town" or "settlement of Maccus", from an Old English personal name and tun, enclosure; today it is mostly read as a longer form of Max, "greatest". Its -ton ending ties it to Paxton and Braxton, which rose at the same time. In the United States Maxton entered the top 1000 in 2011, peaked at number 672 in 2017 and stands at number 1180 in 2025.