Cox (family name)

Cox is an English family name derived from the medieval nickname cok , which means " cock " .

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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

1. ↑ Cox on surnames.behindthename.com (English)