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Cox.

An English surname from Middle English for either son of, or servant of someone named Cocke or Cook.

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  1. An English surname from Middle English for either son of, or servant of someone named Cocke or Cook.

  2. An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Florida, United States.

  3. An unincorporated community in Macon County, Missouri, United States.

  4. A commune in Haute-Garonne department, Occitania, France; the name comes from Occitan.

  5. A municipality in the province of Alicante, Valencia, Spain.

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The surname has converged from several different origins; see Cox.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.