Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
FOX
There are approximately 64,714 people named Fox in the UK. That makes it the 117th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 1,024 are named Fox.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Nickname
Related and similar surnames
FoxeFok
Fowke
Fowkes
Foks
Focks
Folk
Focke
Vaux
Ffox
Ffoxe
Foax
Foxa
Foxi
Foxo
Foxc
Foxes
Foq
Foc
Foxce
Foxie
Fokx
Focx
Focs
Foxey
Foxge
Foxl
Foxb
Foksz
The Fox surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
A name taken from the cunning animal; about the year 1333 the Shanachs in Ireland anglicised their name to Fox.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
FOX. FOXE. 1. From the animal, like Wolf, Bear, Boar, kc. Le Fox. H.R.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.