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COX

Cox in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

6346

0.2172

1.4332

Surrey

3105

0.2181

1.4392

Warwickshire

2364

0.3209

2.1171

Somerset

2357

0.5012

3.3071

Staffordshire

2304

0.2336

1.5416

Gloucestershire

2088

0.3644

2.4045

Lancashire

2002

0.0578

0.3811

Yorkshire

1911

0.0660

0.4355

Kent

1766

0.1772

1.1690

Hampshire

1438

0.2401

1.5845

Devon

1258

0.2069

1.3649

Berkshire

1228

0.5600

3.6950

Oxfordshire

1103

0.6114

4.0340

Worcestershire

1097

0.2875

1.8973

Essex

1069

0.1854

1.2231

Northamptonshire

1042

0.3792

2.5022

Leicestershire

940

0.2902

1.9148

Dorset

919

0.4793

3.1626

Sussex

872

0.1770

1.1681

Lincolnshire

832

0.1781

1.1753

Derbyshire

769

0.1681

1.1094

Buckinghamshire

732

0.4145

2.7346

Bedfordshire

702

0.4641

3.0620

Nottinghamshire

674

0.1712

1.1294

Norfolk

658

0.1465

0.9665

Wiltshire

615

0.2380

1.5706

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

493

0.0969

0.6395

Hertfordshire

482

0.2394

1.5794

County Durham

481

0.0553

0.3652

Cambridgeshire

420

0.2270

1.4976

Cheshire

401

0.0622

0.4103

Shropshire

327

0.1296

0.8549

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

305

0.1444

0.9529

Lanarkshire

297

0.0314

0.2074

Suffolk

270

0.0759

0.5007

Herefordshire

206

0.1720

1.1347

Huntingdonshire

202

0.3482

2.2977

Cornwall

188

0.0568

0.3751

Forfarshire (Angus)

144

0.0532

0.3511

Northumberland

134

0.0308

0.2034

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

133

0.0340

0.2242

Rutland

116

0.5408

3.5682

Channel Islands

69

0.0797

0.5259

Stirlingshire

55

0.0510

0.3368

Royal Navy

51

0.1465

0.9666

Ayrshire

51

0.0233

0.1539

Renfrewshire

39

0.0172

0.1137

Aberdeenshire

38

0.0140

0.0927

Cumberland

36

0.0143

0.0944

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

36

0.0616

0.4066

Perthshire

30

0.0229

0.1510

Dunbartonshire

18

0.0229

0.1513

Westmorland

18

0.0280

0.1850

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

15

0.0191

0.1260

Berwickshire

15

0.0424

0.2798

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

14

0.0114

0.0750

Isle of Man

14

0.0258

0.1703

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

10

0.0108

0.0711

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

9

0.0076

0.0503

Wigtownshire

9

0.0232

0.1531

Dumfriesshire

8

0.0124

0.0818

Anglesey / Sir Fon

7

0.0135

0.0892

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

6

0.0255

0.1680

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

6

0.0155

0.1023

Roxburghshire

6

0.0113

0.0748

Inverness-shire

6

0.0069

0.0454

Fife

5

0.0029

0.0191

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

5

0.0094

0.0617

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

4

0.0036

0.0239

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

4

0.0056

0.0370

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

3

0.0068

0.0450

Peeblesshire

2

0.0146

0.0960

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

2

0.0025

0.0164

Buteshire

1

0.0056

0.0373

Kinross-shire

1

0.0135

0.0893

Kirkcudbrightshire

1

0.0024

0.0156

Selkirkshire

1

0.0038

0.0250

Argyll

1

0.0012

0.0081

Clackmannanshire

1

0.0041

0.0273

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

759

0.3091

2.0396

Islington London

London

608

0.2147

1.4168

Lambeth

Surrey

589

0.2312

1.5257

Aston

Warwickshire

586

0.2889

1.9059

St Pancras London

London

512

0.2177

1.4366

Camberwell

Surrey

419

0.2245

1.4815

Hackney London

London

414

0.2528

1.6678

Sedgley

Staffordshire

352

0.9610

6.3411

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

338

0.4279

2.8234

Bethnal Green London

London

333

0.2624

1.7313

Kensington London

London

329

0.2026

1.3365

Shoreditch London

London

300

0.2369

1.5630

St Marylebone London

London

270

0.1731

1.1422

Bristol St Philip Jacob

Gloucestershire

262

0.4857

3.2046

Portsea

Hampshire

261

0.2224

1.4674

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

258

0.3403

2.2451

West Ham

Essex

239

0.1877

1.2386

Mile End Old Town London

London

238

0.3828

2.5256

Newington

Surrey

229

0.2122

1.4001

Chelsea London

London

225

0.2556

1.6864

Top male forenames

William Cox
John Cox
George Cox
Thomas Cox
James Cox
Charles Cox
Henry Cox
Joseph Cox
Frederick Cox
Alfred Cox
Edward Cox
Arthur Cox
Robert Cox
Walter Cox
Samuel Cox
Albert Cox
Richard Cox
Harry Cox
Frank Cox
Ernest Cox
Edwin Cox
Herbert Cox
Francis Cox
Benjamin Cox
David Cox
Wm. Cox
Fred Cox
Daniel Cox
Stephen Cox
Thos. Cox
Isaac Cox
Fredrick Cox
Sidney Cox
Tom Cox
Patrick Cox
Geo. Cox
Chas. Cox
Fredk. Cox
Jesse Cox
Percy Cox
Edmund Cox
Michael Cox
Mark Cox
Peter Cox
Edgar Cox
Job Cox
Sydney Cox
Matthew Cox
Josiah Cox
Willie Cox

Top female forenames

Mary Cox
Elizabeth Cox
Sarah Cox
Eliza Cox
Ann Cox
Jane Cox
Emma Cox
Ellen Cox
Alice Cox
Annie Cox
Emily Cox
Louisa Cox
Hannah Cox
Martha Cox
Charlotte Cox
Harriet Cox
Fanny Cox
Caroline Cox
Edith Cox
Florence Cox
Ada Cox
Margaret Cox
Maria Cox
Catherine Cox
Clara Cox
Lucy Cox
Susan Cox
Kate Cox
Harriett Cox
Frances Cox
Anne Cox
Rose Cox
Agnes Cox
Amelia Cox
Matilda Cox
Rebecca Cox
Esther Cox
Julia Cox
Amy Cox
Sophia Cox
Minnie Cox
Elizth. Cox
Lydia Cox
Gertrude Cox
Susannah Cox
Bessie Cox
Isabella Cox
Maud Cox
Ethel Cox
Jessie Cox

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Labourer
Dressmaker
Laundress
Coal Miner
Domestic Servant
General Labourer
Carpenter
General Servant
Annuitant
Farm Labourer
Wife
Bricklayer
Housekeeper
Gardener
Blacksmith
Charwoman
Housemaid
Dress Maker
No Occupation
General Laborer
Servant
General Serv
None
Tailor
Shoemaker
Carman
Laborer
Errand Boy
Baker
Ag Labourer
Cook
Domestic Serv
Painter
Agricultural Labourer
Butcher
Grocer
Farm Laborer
Clerk
Tailoress
Farmers Son
Cotton Weaver
Ag Laborer
Stone Mason
Agricultural Laborer
Farmers Wife
Carter
Porter
Joiner