Cox (family name)
Cox is an English family name derived from the medieval nickname cok , which means " cock " .
Name bearer
A.
- Alan Cox (* 1968), British programmer
- Alex Cox (* 1954), British film director, screenwriter and actor
- Alison Cox (* 1979), American rower
- Allan V. Cox (1926–1987), American geophysicist
- Alphonse Cox (1902–1976), Belgian jazz musician
- André Cox (* 1954), Swiss-British Salvation Army officer
- Andrew Cox (* 1990), New Zealand ice hockey player
- Annemarie Cox (* 1966), Australian canoeist of Dutch origin
- Anthony Cox (* 1954), American jazz bassist
- Archibald Cox (1912-2004), American legal scholar
- Arthur Cox , real name of Arthur Carron (1900–1967), British opera singer (tenor)
- Arthur Cox (* 1939), English football coach
- Arthur Jean Cox (1929-2016), American science fiction writer
B.
- Barbara Cox Anthony (1922–2007), American newspaper publisher and entrepreneur
- Billy Cox (* 1941), American bass player
- Billy Cox (baseball player) (1919–1978), American baseball player
- Brenda Cox (1944-2015), Australian sprinter
- Brian Cox (born 1946), Scottish actor
- Brian Cox (physicist) (* 1968), British physicist
- Brian Cox (snooker player) , British snooker player
- Brian Cox (effects artist) , effects artist
- Brian Cox (producer) , American film producer and screenwriter
- Britteny Cox (* 1994), Australian freestyle skier
- Bronwyn Cox (born 1997), Australian rower
C.
- C. Jay Cox (* 1962), American film director and screenwriter
- Carl Cox (* 1962), British DJ
- Carla Cox (* 1984), Czech porn actress
- Caroline Cox, Baroness Cox (* 1937), British politician
- Catharine Cox Miles (1890-1984), American psychologist
- Channing H. Cox (1879–1968), American politician
- Charlie Cox (born 1982), British actor
- Christina Cox (born 1971), Canadian actress
- Christopher Cox ( Charles Christopher Cox ; * 1952), American politician
- Christopher Barry Cox ( C. Barry Cox ; * 1931), British paleontologist
- Christopher C. Cox ( Christopher Christian Cox ; 1816–1882), American politician
- Claire Cox (born 1975), British actress
- Courteney Cox (born 1964), American actress
- Crystal Cox (* 1979), American athlete
D.
- Daniel Cox (medical doctor) , American medical doctor
- Daniel Cox (physicist) , American physicist and university professor
- Daniel Cox (tennis player) (born 1990), British tennis player
- Danny Cox (* 1959), English-American baseball player
- David Cox (painter) (1783-1859) English painter
- David Cox (composer) (1916–1997), English composer and music producer
- David Cox (statistician) (* 1924), English statistician
- David Cox (politician) , Australian politician
- David Cox (gymnast) , British gymnast
- David A. Cox (* 1948), American mathematician and university professor
- Dean Cox (* 1987), English football player
- Deborah Cox (* 1974), Canadian singer and actress
- Donald C. Cox (* 1937), American electrical engineer
E.
- Edward Cox (Canoeist) , British canoeist
- Edward E. Cox (1880–1952), American politician
- Edward G. Cox (1876–1963), American sailor, linguist and university lecturer
- Edward Travers Cox (1821–1907), American geologist
- Elbert Frank Cox (1895–1969), American mathematician and university professor
- Eleanor Cox (* 1986), English badminton player
- Emily Cox (born 1985), British actress
- Eric Cox (1923-2006), Australian rugby player
- Ernest Cox (1883–1959), English engineer and entrepreneur
- Euan Cox (1893–1977), English gardener and plant collector
F.
- Fletcher Cox (born 1990), American football player
- Francisco José Cox Huneeus (1933–2020), Chilean clergyman, Archbishop of La Serena
- Freddie Cox (1920–1973), English football player and coach
G
- Gary Cox (saxophonist) , British saxophonist
- Gary Cox (guitarist) († 2012), American guitarist and singer
- Gary Cox (Philosopher) (* 1964), British philosopher and philologist
- Gary W. Cox (* 1955), American political scientist
- George Cox (politician) (1834–1909), Canadian politician
- George Cox (soccer player) (1911–1985), English soccer player
- George Albertus Cox (1840–1914), Canadian politician
- George William Cox (1827–1902), British historian
- Gertrude Mary Cox (1900–1978), American statistician
- Guillermo Cox (* around 1975), Peruvian badminton player
H
- Harry Cox (singer) (1885–1971), English folk singer
- Harry Cox (pianist) (1923–2009), Belgian pianist and composer
- Harvey Cox (* 1929) American theologian
- Heinrich Leonard Cox (1935–2016), Dutch folklorist
- Helmut Cox (* 1938), German economist and university professor
- Herald Cox (1907-1986), American virologist
I.
- Ian Cox (* 1971), soccer player for Trinidad and Tobago
- Ida Cox (1896–1967), American singer
- Isaac N. Cox (1846–1916), American politician
J
- Jack Cox (soccer player, 1867) (1867–1957), English soccer player
- Jack Cox (football player, 1877) ( John Thomas Cox ; 1877–1955), English football player and coach
- Jack Cox (cinematographer) (also John Cox ; 1890–1960), British cinematographer
- Jacob Dolson Cox (1828–1900), American politician
- James Cox (watchmaker) (around 1723–1800), British watchmaker and inventor
- James Cox (politician) (1753-1810), American politician (New Jersey)
- James Cox (medical doctor) , American heart surgeon
- James Cox (director) (born 1975), American director
- James Cox ( American football player ) (born 1983), American football player
- James Brent Cox (* 1984), American baseball player
- James Charles Cox (1834–1912), Australian physician and scientist
- James M. Cox ( James Middleton Cox ; 1870–1957), American politician (Ohio)
- James Renshaw Cox (1886–1950), American clergyman
- Jamie Cox (cricketer) (born 1969), Australian cricketer
- Jamie Cox (boxer) (born 1986), British boxer
- J'den Cox (born 1995), American wrestler
- Jean Cox (1922–2012), American-German singer (tenor)
- Jennifer Elise Cox (born 1969), American actress
- Jo Cox (1974-2016), British politician
- Joel Cox (* 1942), American film editor
- John Cox (physicist) (1851–1923), British physicist and university professor
- John Cox (sound engineer) (1908–1972), American film sound engineer
- John Cox (boat builder) (1933-2015), British boat builder
- John Cox (special effects artist) (* 1959), Australian special effects artist
- John Cox (chess player) (born 1962), British chess player
- John Cox (basketball player) (born 1981), Venezuelan-American basketball player
- John Cox (screenwriter) , American screenwriter
- John Edmund Cox (1812–1890), British writer and clergyman
- John H. Cox (* 1955), American businessman and politician
- John I. Cox (1855–1946), American politician
- John W. Cox (* 1947), American politician
- Jordan Cox (* 1992), American tennis player
- Joseph Mason Cox (1763-1818), English psychiatrist
- Joshua Cox (born 1965), American actor
- Julie Cox (born 1973), Scottish actress
- Justin Cox (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
K
- Kadeena Cox (* 1991), British athlete
- Kenn Cox (1940–2008), American jazz pianist, composer and university professor
- Kenyon Cox (1856-1919), American painter, illustrator, and art critic
L.
- Lara Cox (born 1978), Australian actress
- Laverne Cox , American actress
- Leander Cox (1812–1865), American politician
- Lee Cox (* 1990), English football player
- Leslie Reginald Cox (1897-1965), English zoologist
- Lionel Cox (cyclist) (1930-2010), Australian cyclist
- Lionel Cox (marksman) (born 1981), Belgian marksman
- Lynne Cox (* 1957), American swimmer
M.
- Mekia Cox (born 1981), American actress
- Morgan Cox (born 1986), American football player
N
- Nicholas N. Cox (1837–1912), American politician
- Nigel Cox (1951-2006), New Zealand writer
- Nikki Cox (* 1978), American actress
- Norm Cox (* 1951), American interaction designer
P
- Palmer Cox (1840-1924), Canadian cartoonist
- Pat Cox (born 1952), Irish politician
- Patrick Cox (* 1960), German musician, see Schürzenjäger (Band) #Patrick Cox
- Patrick Cox (Designer) (* 1963), Canadian-British fashion designer
- Paul Cox (1940-2016), Australian film director
- Paula Cox (* 1964), Bermudian politician
- Percy Zachariah Cox (1864–1937), British major general and diplomat
- Peter Cox (* 1955), English singer, composer and musician
R.
- Richard Cox (Bishop) (around 1500–1581), English clergyman, Bishop of Ely
- Richard Cox (historian) (1650–1733), Irish historian and lawyer
- Richard Cox (gardener) (around 1776–1845), English brewer and gardener
- Richard Cox (actor) (born 1948), American actor
- Richard Cox (film editor) , British film editor
- Richard Ian Cox (born 1973), Canadian actor
- Robert Cox (actor) († 1655), English actor
- Robert Cox (politician) (1845–1899), Scottish politician
- Robert Cox (Journalist) ( Robert John Cox ; * 1933), British journalist
- Robert N. Cox (1850–1934), Canadian politician
- Robert O. Cox (1917–2013), American politician, Mayor of Fort Lauderdale
- Robert W. Cox (1926–2018), Canadian political scientist
- Ronny Cox (* 1938), American actor and singer
- Roxbee Cox, Baron Kings Norton (1902–1997), British engineer
- Ryan Cox (1979-2007), South African racing cyclist
S.
- Sammy Cox (1924-2015), Scottish football player
- Samuel S. Cox (1824–1889), American politician and diplomat
- Shana Cox (* 1985), British-American sprinter
- Simon Cox (author) (born 1966), English author
- Simon Cox (American football player) (born 1977), Australian rules football player
- Simon Cox (soccer player, 1984) (born 1984), English soccer player
- Simon Cox (soccer player, 1987) (* 1987), English-Irish soccer player
- Sonia Cox (1936–2001), New Zealand badminton player
- Spencer Cox (* 1975), American politician
- Stan Cox (1918–2012), British athlete
- Stella Cox (* 1990), American porn actress
- Stephanie Cox (soccer player) (* 1986), American soccer player and coach
- Stephanie Cox (politician) (* 1989), Austrian politician (LP)
- Stephen Cox (sculptor) (born 1946), English sculptor
- Stephen Cox (cyclist) (born 1956), New Zealand cyclist
- Stephen D. Cox , American writer, editor, literary scholar and university lecturer
- Stephen L. Cox (* 1966), American writer
- Steve Cox (* 1967), Swiss paraglider pilot
T
- Terry Cox (* 1937), British jazz musician
- Thomas Cox (chess player) (1912-1939), Irish chess player
- Thomas Cox (racing driver) (* 1936), American automobile racing driver
- Tim Cox , American director and screenwriter
- TJ Cox (born 1963), American politician
- Tony Cox (born 1958), American actor
V
- Veanne Cox (* 1963), American actress and ballet dancer
- Vivian A. Cox (1915-2009), British film producer
W.
- Wally Cox (1924–1973), American actor
- Willem Frans Cox (around 1691–1753), priest in the Teutonic Order
- William Cox (pioneer) (1764–1837), British soldier and Australian road builder
- William Cox (track and field athlete) (1904-1996), American track and field athlete
- William Cox (Governor) (* 1936), Australian lawyer, judge and politician
- William E. Cox (1861–1942), American politician
- William Hopkinson Cox (1856–1950), American politician
- William Morton Cox (1880–1970), American politician
- William Ruffin Cox (1832–1919), American politician and general
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cox on surnames.behindthename.com (English)