Hex Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 1
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 21
Dorset 5
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 1
London 11
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 2
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 4
Surrey 7
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Hex Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hex family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 4
Female Servant 2
Independent 2
Inn Keeper 2
Painter 2
Coach Maker 1
Apprentice 1
Chain Maker 1
Clerk 1
Ivory Turner 1
Not Known 1
Stationer 1
Deputy Pier Master 1
Farrier 1
Shoe Maker 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Hex

Name Census Frequency
William Hex 35
John Hex 28
Mary Hex 19
Ann Hex 16
Elizabeth Hex 15
James Hex 14
Charles Hex 13
Thomas Hex 13
Robert Hex 12
Caroline Hex 10
Ellen Hex 10
Frederick Hex 8
George Hex 8
Henry Hex 8
Florence Hex 7
Jane Hex 7
Eliza Hex 6
Maria Hex 6
Julia Hex 5
Emma Hex 4
Harold Hex 4
Richard Hex 4
Susan Hex 4
Ada Hex 3
Edith Hex 3

Hex Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Heeks 40% 1,153
2 Hix 67% 1,035
3 Hox 67% 647
4 Hecks 40% 544
5 Heekes 33% 412
6 Hex 100% 374
7 Hux 67% 106
8 Hax 67% 104

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The surname Hex is the 6th most popular variant of Heeks.

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