Wax 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 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 1
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 4
London 17
Middlesex 3
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
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

Wax Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wax family

Profession Census Frequency
Cabinet Maker 2
Cigarette Maker 2
Milliner 2
Fitter 1
Furrier (nailer) 1
Inginer 1
Salesman (junior) 1
Watchmaker (shopkeeper) 1
School 1
Waggoner On Farm 1
Stoneputter Underground 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Wax

Name Census Frequency
Mary Wax 7
William Wax 6
Rebecca Wax 4
Solomon Wax 4
Thomas Wax 4
George Wax 3
Henry Wax 3
Martha Wax 3
Albert Wax 2
Alexander Wax 2
Charles Wax 2
Elizabeth Wax 2
Emily Wax 2
Emma Wax 2
Fanny Wax 2
Isabella Wax 2
James Wax 2
John Wax 2
Joseph Wax 2
Sarah Wax 2
Abram Wax 1
Ada Wax 1
Agnes Wax 1
Alex Wax 1
Ann Wax 1

Wax Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wix 67% 2,325
2 Wox 67% 141
3 Wax 100% 103

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The surname Wax is the 3rd most popular variant of Wix.

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