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 | 704 |
| Buckinghamshire | 661 |
| Berkshire | 1,343 |
| Cambridgeshire | 463 |
| Channel Islands | 70 |
| Cheshire | 354 |
| Cornwall | 164 |
| Cumberland | 36 |
| Derbyshire | 524 |
| Devon | 1,288 |
| Dorset | 787 |
| Durham | 488 |
| Essex | 1,060 |
| Gloucestershire | 1,910 |
| Hampshire | 1,353 |
| Herefordshire | 209 |
| Hertfordshire | 426 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 283 |
| Isle of Man | 14 |
| Kent | 1,205 |
| Lancashire | 1,969 |
| Leicestershire | 1,004 |
| Lincolnshire | 882 |
| London | 7,950 |
| Middlesex | 923 |
| Northumberland | 125 |
| Norfolk | 642 |
| Northamptonshire | 1,012 |
| Nottinghamshire | 817 |
| Oxfordshire | 1,094 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 283 |
| Shropshire | 340 |
| Suffolk | 252 |
| Somerset | 2,400 |
| Surrey | 991 |
| Sussex | 879 |
| Staffordshire | 2,248 |
| Warwickshire | 2,328 |
| Westmorland | 18 |
| Wiltshire | 635 |
| Worcestershire | 1,189 |
| Yorkshire | 1,894 |
| Anglesey | 7 |
| Brecknockshire | 40 |
| Cardiganshire | 4 |
| Carnarvonshire | 9 |
| Carmarthenshire | 14 |
| Denbighshire | 7 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 501 |
| Merionethshire | 6 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 370 |
| Pembrokeshire | 10 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 9,208 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 1,288 |
| General Labourer | 555 |
| Labourer | 494 |
| Domestic Servant | 487 |
| General Servant | 401 |
| Dress Maker | 399 |
| Laundress | 361 |
| Coal Miner | 318 |
| Farm Labourer | 260 |
| Carpenter | 221 |
| General Servant Domestic | 173 |
| Annuitant | 165 |
| Gardener | 140 |
| Servant | 130 |
| House Keeper | 119 |
| Charwoman | 117 |
| Bricklayer | 103 |
| No Occupation | 102 |
| Shoe Maker | 99 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 93 |
| Tailor | 87 |
| Errand Boy | 85 |
| Housemaid | 85 |
| Painter | 85 |
| 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 |