Elcox Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Elcox Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ellis,' from nick. Ell, with popular suffix -cock (v. Cocks), as in Wilcock, Simcock, &c.; v. Ellis. The earliest instance below has the aspirate before it. All the forms of Ellis are occasionally thus entered in the Hundred Rolls, Helie being about as common as Elie.

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Elcox Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:714,33440,171
United States351:10,355,970420,657
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Elcox Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ellis,' from nick. Ell, with popular suffix -cock (v. Cocks), as in Wilcock, Simcock, &c.; v. Ellis. The earliest instance below has the aspirate before it. All the forms of Ellis are occasionally thus entered in the Hundred Rolls, Helie being about as common as Elie. With Elcox, compare Cox for Cocks, or Wilcox for Wilcocks.

Roger Hellecok, Gloucestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Heuecok, , Buckinghamshire, ibid.

This last entry is misprinted Hellebok.

Johannes Elkoc, et Emmot uxor ejus. 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Elkoc: ibid.

Ricardus Elcok: ibid.

1620. Married — Thomas Owenton and Elizabeth Elcocke: St. James, Clerkenwell.

William Elcock, of Leighton, 1595: Wills at Chester.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Elcock’s (Son); y. Elcock.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Elcox Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Elcox Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Elcox is found most in England. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elcox? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,604,449th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. Elcox occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Elcox live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 714,334. In England it is primarily found in: Cornwall, where 21 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 15 percent live and Shropshire, where 14 percent live. Barring England this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Elcox Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elcox has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Elcox last name grew 190 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 583 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elcox Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Elcox are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.82% registered with the party.

The amount Elcox earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 194.55% more than the national average, earning R 699,972 per year and in United States they earn 42.38% more than the national average, earning $61,435 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alcox80285/
Elcok8010/
Elcos805/
Ilcox801/
Olcox800/
Elcock733,723/
Allcox7389/
Elcook7333/
Halcox7312/
Hilcox738/
Elcoch732/
Ellcok731/
Elsoox731/
Illcox730/
Elcocks67127/
Ellcock67106/
Hallcox6763/
Hillcox6746/
Elcotch674/
Elcotsh671/
Elcocke671/
Ellcook670/

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