McCox Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McCox Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCox Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

McCox Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCox has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCox? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of McCox are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name McCox is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 27 percent live, Mississippi, where 18 percent live and Delaware, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States McCox is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 8 percent live.

McCox Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCox has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McCox last name rose 157 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCox Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

McCox earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCox913/
MacCoux83119/
MacOx800/
Maycox73123/
Macoux7338/
Macoxe735/
Mascox730/
MacOix730/
MacCaux6776/
Maucoux6737/
Mattcox670/
Macaux55467/
Macaxe551/
MacOks551/
Mascaux50450/
Makhoxe5020/
Macheix5018/
Mocquax505/
MacEaux500/
MacOcks500/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McCox
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