Etymology and History of the Surname

COX

Derivation:
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.

History:

Linked Surnames:
Cock, Cocke, Cocks,