Symcox Surname

576,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Symcox Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Simon,' from the nick. Sim, with popular suffix -cock (v. Introduction). Simcocks (varied into Simcox) is the genitive; compare Wilcock and Wilcox.

Robert Symcot, Cambridgeshire, 1273.

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Symcox Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3801:146,62614,112
United States991:3,661,201203,401
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Symcox Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Simon,' from the nick. Sim, with popular suffix -cock (v. Introduction). Simcocks (varied into Simcox) is the genitive; compare Wilcock and Wilcox.

Robert Symcot, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Vide Glasscock for change from cock to cott, and vice versa. Gregory Symekok, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Simon Simecok, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

James Sympcock, Yorkshire: Fabric Rolls of York Minster: Wills and Inventories (Surtees Society).

Thomas Symcoxe: Coventry Mysteries.

1586. Dier Simcocke Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1616. Thomas Simcock, of Samlesbury: Wills at Chester.

1669. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Robert Cimcockes: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

= Simcox, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Symcox Last Name Facts

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

The last name Symcox occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Symcox? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 576,965th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 13,371,644 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Symcox live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 380 people, or 1 in 146,626. In England it is most numerous in: Staffordshire, where 24 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 12 percent are found and Derbyshire, where 8 percent are found. Beside England this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Symcox Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Symcox has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Symcox last name expanded 691 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 825 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Symcox Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Symcox surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Symcox earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 513.18% more than the national average, earning R 1,457,140 per year; in United States they earn 12.52% more than the national average, earning $48,553 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.65% more than the national average, earning $67,395 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Symcocx920/
Simcox835,078/
Syncox8334/
Symcock7727/
Sincox67209/
Symcak6730/
Simcok675/
Semcos672/
Simkox672/
Simsox670/

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