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
General Labourer 692
Living On Own Means 580
General Servant Domestic 493
Dress Maker 402
Scholar 396
Cook Domestic 333
Agricultural Labourer 230
Laundress Wash 215
Farmer 206
Housemaid Domestic 206
Domestic Servant 204
Carpenter 196
House Maid Domestic 161
Tailoress 144
Dressmaker 140
Charwoman 139
Servant Domestic 134
Gardener Domestic 133
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 132
Bricklayer 127
School 127
Coal Miner Hewer 123
Bricklayer Labourer 105
House Keeper Domestic 103
Laundress 97

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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