| ![Show Contents]() Wax History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Wax familyThe surname Wax was first found in Middlesex where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1185 of Adam Waxman held lands. Early History of the Wax familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wax research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1279, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Wax History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Wax Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Wax, Waxman, Waxmonger, Waxand, Waxande, Waxing, Wex and many more. Early Notables of the Wax familyDistinguished members of the family include - the Wax family of Middlesex
Wax RankingIn the United States, the name Wax is the 11,431st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Wax migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Wax Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Philipus Wax, immigrated as early as 1753
- Philipus Wax, aged 24, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
Wax Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Henry Wax went to St. Clair Co. Illinois in 1877 at the age of 14
| Wax migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Wax Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Joeseph Wax went to Ontario in 1871 when he was 18
| Wax migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Wax Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. William Wax, (b. 1812), aged 22, Irish farmers man who was convicted in Kildare, Ireland for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Forth" on 21st October 1834, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1835 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Wax (post 1700) | + |
- Lenore F. Wax, American Democratic Party politician, Presidential Elector for California, 1992, 1996 4
- Lee Wax, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996 4
- John J. Wax, American politician, Mayor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1896-98 4
- Henry Wax Karnes (1812-1840), American soldier and figure of the Texas Revolution
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th October 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/forth
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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