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 5,380
Agricultural Labourer 532
Coal Miner 308
General Labourer 274
Labourer 268
Dress Maker 246
Domestic Servant 235
General Servant 197
Laundress 162
Farm Labourer 135
Annuitant 117
Carpenter 96
General Servant Domestic 92
Cotton Weaver 91
House Keeper 90
Charwoman 79
Tailor 78
Bricklayer 77
Joiner 72
Shoe Maker 72
No Occupation 68
Stone Mason 58
Farm Servant Indoor 56
Butcher 51
Tailoress 50

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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