Last Name FOX

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Meaning Nickname: The fox, pne of somewhat sly and cunning disposition: not intended to be actually uncomplimentary, or the name would not have been so frequently and willingly accepted. We still speak of a man as 'foxing,' or being 'foxy.' The Yorkshire Poll Tax has a very large number of instances.
A name taken from the cunning animal; about the year 1333 the 'Shanachs' in Ireland anglicised their name to Fox.
Origin English, Jewish, Dutch, German, Polish, Native American, Irish, Belgian, Hungarian, Guam

Rank 167 (2000 US census) 186 (1990 US census)
Count 147,357 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 89.82%, or 132356 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 5.68%, or 8370 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.55%, or 810 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.03%, or 1518 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.39%, or 2048 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.54%, or 2269 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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