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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 573 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 411 |
| Channel Islands | 61 |
| Cheshire | 234 |
| Cornwall | 82 |
| Cumberland | 26 |
| Derbyshire | 289 |
| Devon | 976 |
| Dorset | 926 |
| Durham | 220 |
| Essex | 633 |
| Gloucestershire | 1,488 |
| Hampshire | 923 |
| Herefordshire | 247 |
| Hertfordshire | 292 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 324 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 818 |
| Lancashire | 1,136 |
| Leicestershire | 728 |
| Lincolnshire | 716 |
| London | 3,891 |
| Middlesex | 559 |
| Northumberland | 68 |
| Norfolk | 514 |
| Northamptonshire | 828 |
| Nottinghamshire | 492 |
| Oxfordshire | 852 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 324 |
| Shropshire | 389 |
| Suffolk | 237 |
| Somerset | 2,102 |
| Surrey | 521 |
| Sussex | 595 |
| Staffordshire | 1,632 |
| Warwickshire | 1,574 |
| Westmorland | 7 |
| Wiltshire | 530 |
| Worcestershire | 790 |
| Yorkshire | 716 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 10 |
| Cardiganshire | 4 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 17 |
| Flintshire | 6 |
| Glamorgan | 192 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 21 |
| Monmouthshire | 237 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 10 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 4,680 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 1,611 |
| Labourer | 548 |
| House Servant | 375 |
| Dress Maker | 299 |
| Laundress | 261 |
| Servant | 259 |
| General Servant | 190 |
| House Keeper | 164 |
| Carpenter | 153 |
| Carter | 147 |
| Lace Maker | 139 |
| Shoe Maker | 137 |
| Farm Labourer | 133 |
| Coal Miner | 131 |
| Blacksmith | 126 |
| Cook | 123 |
| Gardener | 123 |
| House Maid | 113 |
| Domestic Servant | 98 |
| Tailor | 94 |
| Groom | 78 |
| Straw Plaiter | 76 |
| Milliner | 74 |
| Nurse | 71 |
| 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 |