AXE (English) One who lived on, or near, the Axe, the name of two rivers in England. ---Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by Elsdon C. Smith. Barbara GARY RADCLIFFE wrote: > Received a request for the meaning of this name - AX and AXE. > Thought of Aix la Chappelle but there is an old English given > name of Aecce's Ford = Axford and Aecce's Ton = Axton. > The first element is an old given name, meaning still unknown > to me. > > Your help appreciated as always, > > Gary > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237