Fox Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Fox Name Meaning: From the name of the animal. It is often used as a nickname for a cunning individual, or for someone with red hair.

From the Middle English \"Fox\", this redily understood surname was originally used as a nickname for a cunning individual, or for someone with red hair.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Fox Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Fox family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,928
Agricultural Labourer 735
Labourer 242
House Servant 227
Dress Maker 175
Coal Miner 159
Servant 132
House Keeper 125
Shoe Maker 91
Laundress 87
Carter 82
Carpenter 81
General Servant 80
House Maid 68
Domestic Servant 63
Cotton Weaver 58
Tailor 56
Cook 55
Wife Of Above 49
Blacksmith 48
Gardener 48
Wife 46
Butcher 44
Farmer 44
Groom 41

Fox Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Fox 100% 192,583
2 Fooks 40% 3,458
3 Faux 50% 2,528
4 Fax 67% 721
5 Fix 67% 587
6 Fex 67% 128

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The surname Fox is the most popular version of all its varients

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