COX Surname Maps of Ireland

Where in Ireland does the family COX come from? Is COX a common surname in Ireland? The maps on this page are based on the 1901 and 1911 census of Ireland, available here: Census of Ireland.

COX in 1901

There were 2,620 with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname is ranked 337th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

Religion: Catholic: 1,985 (75.76%), Anglican: 501 (19.12%), Methodist: 59 (2.25%), Presbyterian: 52 (1.98%), Other / Not Given: 18 (0.69%), Plymouth Brethren: 5 (0.19%)

COX Surname Map in Ireland in 1901

COX in 1911

There were 2,514 with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname is ranked 351st in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

COX Surname Map in Ireland in 1911

Woulfe Surname Index for COX

The Rev. Patrick Woulfe provided lists of surname associations for Irish surnames in his book Irish Names and Surnames. Below is a list of these associations for the surname COX.

Dúchas Surname Index for COX

The Dúchas Surname Index is a set of surname associations compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission. Below is a list of these associations for the surname COX. Learn more at Dúchas Surname Index.

COX in 1901 (Farmer)

Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".

COX Farmer Surname Map in 1901

COX in 1901 (Catholic)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname COX who are Catholic in each locality

COX Catholic Surname Map in 1901

COX in 1901 (Anglican)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname COX who are Anglican in each locality

COX Anglican Surname Map in 1901

COX in 1901 (Presbyterian)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname COX who are Presbyterian in each locality

COX Presbyterian Surname Map in 1901

COX in Scotland

The COX Surname in Scotland

When producing these maps, surnames are converted to uppercase. "MC" and "M'" are replaced with "MAC", and non-alphabetic characters (hyphens, spaces, apostrophes, accents) are removed. For example, Mac Vey and McVey appear together as MACVEY. O'Neill, Oneill, ONeill and Ó Néill appear together as ONEILL, and D'Arcy and Darcy appear as DARCY.

While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is taken for errors in the census data. The census is available online for verification.