Wilcox.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Meaning & usage
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A place name: A village in the Rural Municipality of Bratt's Lake No. 129, Saskatchewan, Canada.
A place name: In the United States: An unincorporated community in Gilchrist County, Florida.
A place name: In the United States: A township in Newaygo County, Michigan.
A place name: In the United States: An unincorporated community in Nodaway County, Missouri.
A place name: In the United States: A village in Kearney County, Nebraska.
A place name: In the United States: A census-designated place in Jones Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania.
A place name: In the United States: A ghost town in Somervell County, Texas.
A place name: In the United States: An extinct town in Whitman County, Washington.
A place name: In the United States: An unincorporated community in Grover, Marinette County, Wisconsin.
A place name: In the United States: An unincorporated community in Albany County, Wyoming.
Where this word comes from
From Wilcock + -s (“the patronymic suffix”).
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