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 | 624 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 467 |
| Channel Islands | 70 |
| Cheshire | 248 |
| Cornwall | 89 |
| Cumberland | 37 |
| Derbyshire | 374 |
| Devon | 1,149 |
| Dorset | 910 |
| Durham | 354 |
| Essex | 819 |
| Gloucestershire | 1,701 |
| Hampshire | 1,099 |
| Herefordshire | 229 |
| Hertfordshire | 374 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 281 |
| Isle of Man | 8 |
| Kent | 943 |
| Lancashire | 1,308 |
| Leicestershire | 709 |
| Lincolnshire | 781 |
| London | 6,434 |
| Middlesex | 672 |
| Northumberland | 97 |
| Norfolk | 537 |
| Northamptonshire | 953 |
| Nottinghamshire | 599 |
| Oxfordshire | 908 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 281 |
| Shropshire | 350 |
| Suffolk | 261 |
| Somerset | 2,337 |
| Surrey | 698 |
| Sussex | 716 |
| Staffordshire | 1,778 |
| Warwickshire | 1,856 |
| Westmorland | 22 |
| Wiltshire | 597 |
| Worcestershire | 927 |
| Yorkshire | 1,334 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 16 |
| Cardiganshire | 5 |
| Carnarvonshire | 8 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3 |
| Denbighshire | 11 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 265 |
| Merionethshire | 5 |
| Montgomeryshire | 7 |
| Monmouthshire | 288 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 3 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 6,262 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 1,318 |
| Labourer | 865 |
| Domestic Servant | 428 |
| General Servant | 347 |
| Laundress | 298 |
| Dress Maker | 287 |
| Carpenter | 218 |
| Servant | 205 |
| Coal Miner | 170 |
| Farm Labourer | 162 |
| Gardener | 162 |
| Annuitant | 155 |
| Lace Maker | 132 |
| Cook | 126 |
| House Keeper | 122 |
| Shoe Maker | 116 |
| Tailor | 111 |
| Blacksmith | 99 |
| Dressmaker | 98 |
| Ag Labourer | 97 |
| Wife Of Above | 93 |
| Charwoman | 91 |
| General Servant Domestic | 89 |
| Farm Servant | 84 |
| 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 |