Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. KLAK-stuhn [key] Other Forms FormsClakston, Claxston, Claxden Meaning & History From the names of any of several settlements in England, derived from either the personal name Clacc (from Old Norse Klakkr "bump, hillock") or the Old English word clacc "hill, peak" combined with tun "town, settlement".
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