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
School 3,323
Farm Labourer 337
Private Means 255
General Labourer 246
Coal Miner Hewer 236
Labourer 204
General Servant (domestic) 191
Dressmaker 175
Farmer 170
None 169
Scholar 128
Domestic Servant 126
Shop Assistant 106
At School 101
Clerk 100
Housekeeper 100
At Home 90
Bricklayer 89
Laundress 87
General Servant Domestic 85
House Keeper 81
Carter 75
Cook (domestic) 69
No Occupation 68
Labourer General 67

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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