Show ContentsNoxon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The roots of the Noxon family stretch back to the Strathclyde people of the Scottish/English Borderlands, who were the first to use their surname. It is derived from the personal name Nicholas, which was Nik, or Nikke in Old English.

Early Origins of the Noxon family

The surname Noxon was first found in Cumberland where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Noxon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Noxon research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1588, 1646, 1653, 1662 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Noxon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Noxon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nixon, Nicksoun, Nickson, Nicheson, Nickson and others.

Early Notables of the Noxon family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Robert Nixon, English legendary prophet of Cheshire, however, many accounts about him appear to be in conflict with each other, it is generally...
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Ireland Migration of the Noxon family to Ireland

Some of the Noxon family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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United States Noxon migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Noxon Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Richard Noxon, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1775 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Noxon (post 1700) +

  • Nicolas Lane Noxon (1936-2016), English-born, American documentary filmmaker; he won 58 Emmy Awards, four Peabody Awards and two Dupont Columbia awards for Broadcast Journalism
  • Thomas Noxon, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Saratoga County 2nd District, 1884 2
  • James Noxon, American politician, Member of New York State Senate 22nd District, 1856-59 2
  • James Noxon, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Saratoga County 1st District, 1850 2
  • Charles Noxon, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 2008 2
  • C. B. Noxon, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1940 2


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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