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 4,230
Agricultural Labourer 471
General Labourer 426
Coal Miner 355
Domestic Servant 258
Living On Own Means 238
Dress Maker 218
Labourer 191
General Servant Domestic 173
Farmer 160
General Servant 146
Farm Labourer 145
Living On Her Own Means 145
Laundress 134
Clerk 97
Cotton Weaver 94
House Keeper 91
Tailor 88
Tailoress 85
Carpenter 79
Gardener 76
Farm Servant 74
Joiner 73
Shoe Maker 70
Grocer 66

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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