How common is the last name Cox?

249,872 people in the United States have the last name Cox, about 1 in 1,196. It ranks #82 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

COX

#82

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
249,872
About
1 in 1,196
This common or more
15.3%
Who bears it

Of the 249,872 people with the last name Cox, 79.4% reported their origin as White, 11.8% as Black and 4.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Cox

#80 Kelly · 255,516#81 Howard · 253,434#83 Richardson · 249,840#84 Chavez · 244,201

Spelled almost the same

7 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Cox, most common first.

#25,911 Coxe · 995#33,022 Coc · 744#41,313 Cos · 568#64,820 Coz · 331#73,555 Cok · 284#105,198 Coj · 181#124,450 Coq · 145

Also a first name

As a first name, Cox ranks #45,015 of 53,615, with 152 people. See Cox as a first name

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