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 | 697 |
| Buckinghamshire | 630 |
| Berkshire | 1,482 |
| Cambridgeshire | 580 |
| Channel Islands | 49 |
| Cheshire | 541 |
| Cornwall | 273 |
| Cumberland | 52 |
| Derbyshire | 702 |
| Devon | 1,235 |
| Dorset | 861 |
| Durham | 689 |
| Essex | 2,068 |
| Gloucestershire | 2,375 |
| Hampshire | 1,821 |
| Herefordshire | 176 |
| Hertfordshire | 654 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 262 |
| Isle of Man | 13 |
| Kent | 1,623 |
| Lancashire | 2,647 |
| Leicestershire | 1,331 |
| Lincolnshire | 901 |
| London | 9,509 |
| Middlesex | 1,951 |
| Northumberland | 180 |
| Norfolk | 752 |
| Northamptonshire | 1,324 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1,167 |
| Oxfordshire | 1,014 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 262 |
| Shropshire | 292 |
| Suffolk | 250 |
| Somerset | 2,192 |
| Surrey | 1,512 |
| Sussex | 998 |
| Staffordshire | 2,912 |
| Warwickshire | 2,819 |
| Westmorland | 11 |
| Wiltshire | 724 |
| Worcestershire | 1,673 |
| Yorkshire | 2,646 |
| Anglesey | 13 |
| Brecknockshire | 68 |
| Cardiganshire | 12 |
| Carnarvonshire | 21 |
| Carmarthenshire | 19 |
| Denbighshire | 30 |
| Flintshire | 18 |
| Glamorgan | 1,082 |
| Merionethshire | 7 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 552 |
| Pembrokeshire | 14 |
| Radnorshire | 17 |
| 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 |
| 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 |