Saxon (surname)

Saxon is an English toponymic surname. The name is derived from the Old English Seaxe tun, meaning "Saxon village".

People

Notable people with the surname include:

• Alex Saxon (actor), American actor
• Arthur Saxon (1878–1921), German strongman and circus performer
• David S. Saxon (1920–2005), American physicist, educator and President of University of California system
• Edward Saxon (born 1956), American film producer
• James Saxon (painter) (1772–1819 or later), British portrait painter
• James Saxon (actor) (1955–2003), British actor
• James Saxon (American football) (born 1966), American National Football League coach and former running back
• James J. Saxon (1914–1980), 21st Comptroller of the Currency for the United States Department of the Treasury
• John Saxon (born 1935), American film and television actor
• John Saxon (educator) (1923–1996), known for developing a new system of mathematics education
• Kurt Saxon (born 1932), survivalist and author of The Poor Man's James Bond
• Leslie Saxon, Canadian professor of linguistics
• Lyle Saxon (1891–1946), American writer and journalist
• Mack Saxon (c. 1901 – 1949), American football player, coach of football, basketball and baseball, and college athletic administrator
• Mike Saxon (born 1962), American retired National Football League punter
• Richard Saxon (born 1942), British architect
• Rolf Saxon (born 1955), American actor

Fictional characters

• Harold Saxon, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and alias of the Master in Doctor Who
• Gar Saxon, a Mandalorian commander in the Star Wars universe
• Peter Saxon, house pseudonym used by various thriller writers from the 1950s to the 1970s