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 | 544 |
| Buckinghamshire | 556 |
| Berkshire | 1,056 |
| Cambridgeshire | 408 |
| Channel Islands | 83 |
| Cheshire | 155 |
| Cornwall | 112 |
| Cumberland | 30 |
| Derbyshire | 223 |
| Devon | 906 |
| Dorset | 957 |
| Durham | 157 |
| Essex | 525 |
| Gloucestershire | 1,513 |
| Hampshire | 909 |
| Herefordshire | 198 |
| Hertfordshire | 290 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 371 |
| Isle of Man | 8 |
| Kent | 588 |
| Lancashire | 642 |
| Leicestershire | 671 |
| Lincolnshire | 622 |
| London | 4,242 |
| Middlesex | 446 |
| Northumberland | 66 |
| Norfolk | 502 |
| Northamptonshire | 783 |
| Nottinghamshire | 443 |
| Oxfordshire | 902 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 371 |
| Shropshire | 364 |
| Suffolk | 246 |
| Somerset | 2,277 |
| Surrey | 434 |
| Sussex | 712 |
| Staffordshire | 1,340 |
| Warwickshire | 1,390 |
| Westmorland | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 591 |
| Worcestershire | 825 |
| Yorkshire | 503 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 7 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 15 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 132 |
| Merionethshire | 5 |
| Montgomeryshire | 17 |
| Monmouthshire | 152 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| 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 |
| 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 |