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
Living On Own Means 422
General Labourer 392
General Servant Domestic 254
Dress Maker 226
Scholar 207
Farmer 180
Cook Domestic 162
Agricultural Labourer 145
Coal Miner Hewer 124
Domestic Servant 121
Cotton Weaver 120
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 102
Housemaid Domestic 91
Tailoress 88
Laundress Wash 85
Tailor 85
House Maid Domestic 77
Charwoman 74
Carpenter 72
Bricklayer 66
Dressmaker 65
School 63
Dock Labourer 61
Servant Domestic 59
House Keeper Domestic 54

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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