Cox Name Meaning: One possible meaning is taken from the Welsh coch ‘red’. Another is thought to derive from the Old English cocc found in place-names meaning haycock, heap, hillock ‘Dweller by the hill’. Or even initially it may have been used as a nick name from the bird and given to one who strutted like a cock.
Discover how your Cox ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 643 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 259 |
| Channel Islands | 67 |
| Cheshire | 177 |
| Cornwall | 49 |
| Cumberland | 33 |
| Derbyshire | 287 |
| Devon | 843 |
| Dorset | 953 |
| Durham | 73 |
| Essex | 483 |
| Gloucestershire | 1,704 |
| Hampshire | 706 |
| Herefordshire | 166 |
| Hertfordshire | 250 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 380 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 517 |
| Lancashire | 469 |
| Leicestershire | 476 |
| Lincolnshire | 580 |
| London | 3,816 |
| Middlesex | 402 |
| Northumberland | 49 |
| Norfolk | 448 |
| Northamptonshire | 787 |
| Nottinghamshire | 334 |
| Oxfordshire | 860 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 380 |
| Shropshire | 372 |
| Suffolk | 174 |
| Somerset | 1,929 |
| Surrey | 344 |
| Sussex | 585 |
| Staffordshire | 1,166 |
| Warwickshire | 1,255 |
| Westmorland | 10 |
| Wiltshire | 564 |
| Worcestershire | 696 |
| Yorkshire | 322 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 10 |
| Cardiganshire | 9 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 15 |
| Glamorgan | 59 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 76 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 1,493 |
| Female Servant | 977 |
| Independent | 561 |
| Labourer | 538 |
| Male Servant | 390 |
| Farmer | 232 |
| Shoe Maker | 182 |
| Carpenter | 176 |
| Ag Labourer | 105 |
| Tailor | 103 |
| Dress Maker | 88 |
| Gardener | 76 |
| Lace Maker | 70 |
| Servant | 66 |
| Blacksmith | 65 |
| Publican | 65 |
| Butcher | 61 |
| Pauper | 58 |
| Baker | 56 |
| Laundress | 56 |
| Apprentice | 56 |
| Clerk | 53 |
| Grocer | 52 |
| Mason | 47 |
| Pupil | 46 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Cox | 21,677 |
| Mary Cox | 19,450 |
| John Cox | 16,462 |
| Elizabeth Cox | 13,118 |
| George Cox | 12,071 |
| Sarah Cox | 11,009 |
| Thomas Cox | 10,907 |
| James Cox | 9,397 |
| Charles Cox | 8,311 |
| Henry Cox | 7,033 |
| Ann Cox | 6,510 |
| Joseph Cox | 5,528 |
| Jane Cox | 5,357 |
| Eliza Cox | 5,310 |
| Frederick Cox | 4,645 |
| Emma Cox | 4,639 |
| Alice Cox | 4,348 |
| Ellen Cox | 4,327 |
| Annie Cox | 4,153 |
| Edward Cox | 4,055 |
| Emily Cox | 3,965 |
| Alfred Cox | 3,920 |
| Arthur Cox | 3,481 |
| Robert Cox | 3,218 |
| Albert Cox | 3,109 |