Foxx Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Liberia

Foxx Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the sign of the fox; one with some of the qualities of a fox.

Foxx Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Foxx (53) may also be a first name.

Foxx Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the sign of the fox; one with some of the qualities of a fox.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Foxx Last Name Facts

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

Foxx occurs most in England. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foxx? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,876,555th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Foxx are found; 35 percent are found in Northern Europe and 35 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,366,219th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 53 people.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England Foxx is most common in: West Midlands, where 27 percent are found, Cheshire, where 7 percent are found and Kent, where 7 percent are found. Outside of England this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 26 percent are found and Liberia, where 17 percent are found.

Foxx Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Foxx has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Foxx surname grew 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foxx Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Foxx earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 18.34% less than the national average, earning $40,570 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foxxe8930/
Fox86340,653/
Foix751,839/
Foxe75700/
Foux75472/
Foox75248/
Foxs7544/
Foëx7544/
Faxx7511/
Fhox755/
Focx753/
Foxt752/
Fosx752/
Voxx752/
Foxz751/
Foxh751/
Foxd751/
Foxc751/
Wfox751/
Hfox751/
Foxp751/
Foyx751/
Fotx751/
Foqx751/
Fokx750/
Fuox750/
Foukx6721/
D'Fox672/
Hfoxs671/
Foutx671/
Faxxe671/
Foxht670/
Foxse670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Foxx
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