Fox (surname)

Summary

Fox is a surname originating in England and Ireland. The derivation is from the Middle English "fox", itself coming from the Old English pre 7th century "fox". The surname first appears on record in the latter part of the 13th century, with the first recorded spelling in 1273 to be that of John Fox in the "Hundred Rolls of Yorkshire", England.[2] In Ireland, Fox is mainly a translation of the Old Gaelic "Mac a'tSionnaigh" (son of the Fox).[2]

Fox
Origin
MeaningFox. In Ireland, the surname is mainly a translation of "Mac a'tSionnaigh" (son of the Fox)
Region of originEngland
Other names
Variant form(s)Lane Fox, Vos, Voss, Fuchs
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Variants include Foxe and Foxx.

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  • Fox sisters (19th century), American sisters credited as the creators of Spiritualism
  • Robin Fox family of English actors, including Edward, James, Emilia, Laurence and Lydia Fox
  • Fox-Strangways (originally Fox), family name of the Earls of Ilchester
  • Lane Fox, a double-barrelled English surname

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References edit

  1. ^ "Fox Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2014
  2. ^ a b Surnamedb/Fox
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