Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
ESSEX
There are approximately 3,043 people named Essex in the UK. That makes it the 3,243rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 48 are named Essex.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
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The Essex surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
ESSEX. The county. One Swain of Essex was a tenant in chief in co. Huntingdon at the making of Domesday. Henry de Essexia, probably his descendant, was a powerful, but at length an unfortunate baron, temp. Henry 11. See Chronicle of Battel Abbe}, p. 95.