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 surname Symcox is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Symcox? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 576,965th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 13,371,644 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Symcox are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 380 people, or 1 in 146,626. In England Symcox is mostly concentrated in: Staffordshire, where 24 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 12 percent reside and Derbyshire, where 8 percent reside. Not including England this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Symcox Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Symcox has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Symcox surname rose 691 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 825 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Symcox Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Symcox last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for 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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