Baxter
[ˈbækstər]Meaning
from a British occupational surname meaning "(female) baker"
Background Story
Baxter is a British surname. It comes from Middle English bakster and bakestre, from Old English bæcestre, equivalent to bake plus the suffix -ster. The Bakster form was originally feminine, with Baker as the masculine equivalent, though both later came to be applied to both genders. Recorded spellings of the surname include Bakstar, Baxstair, Baxstare and Baxster.
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