Cox Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cox Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cox family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3,456
Agricultural Labourer 1,583
House Servant 562
Labourer 541
Farm Labourer 343
Servant 331
At Home 328
Dress Maker 264
Laundress 197
Carpenter 163
Pauper 153
Annuitant 148
Lace Maker 148
Shoe Maker 141
General Servant 127
Gardener 118
Scholar At Home 112
Coal Miner 112
Errand Boy 104
Tailor 96
House Keeper 95
Blacksmith 90
Nailor 76
Farm Servant 74
Cook 72

Cox Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cox 100% 328,667
2 Cocks 40% 14,051
3 Cooks 40% 5,539
4 Coxe 75% 320
5 Cax 67% 249
6 Cockes 33% 136

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The surname Cox is the most popular version of all its varients

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