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There are approximately 95,586 people named Cox in the UK. That makes it the 75th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 1,513 are named Cox.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Nickname

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The Cox surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

Cock, little--a term of endearment, a diminutive, the same as ot or kin, used as a termination, as Willcox, little Will; Simcox, little Sim, etc. The word is also often used to denote a leader or chief man. Addison says: "Sir Andrew is the cock of the club."

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

COX. COXE. See Eng. Surn. under Cock, i. 165. Probably a sjaionym of Little. It may, however, be the same as Cook, from its latinized form, thus : Cocus, Cocks, Cox.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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