Coxe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

In Ireland, the name Coxe is generally derived from the Gaelic "Mac an Choiligh," which means "son of the cock or rooster;" the name was often Anglicized as Cox.

Early Origins of the Coxe family

The surname Coxe was first found in County Roscommon (Irish: Ros Comáin) located in central Ireland in the province of Connacht, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Coxe family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Coxe research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1558, 1650, 1675, 1733, 1770 and 1837 are included under the topic Early Coxe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Coxe Spelling Variations

Numerous spelling variations of the surname Coxe exist. A partial explanation for these variants is that ancient scribes and church officials recorded names as they were pronounced, often resulting in a single person being recorded under several different spellings. Different spellings that were found include MacQuilly, McQuilly, MacQuilley, McQuilly, MacQuillie, McQuillie, Quilley, Quilly, Quillie, Cox, Coxe and many more.

Early Notables of the Coxe family

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Coxe migration to the United States +

The 19th century saw a great wave of Irish migrating out of their homeland in a great measure due to the oppressive imperial policies of the English government and landowners. Many of these Irish families sailed to North America aboard overcrowded passenger ships. By far, the largest influx of Irish immigrants to North America occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. These particular immigrants were instrumental in creation of the United States and Canada as major industrial nations because the many essential elements such as the roadways, canals, bridges, and railways required an enormous quantity of cheap labor, which these poor immigrants provided. Later generations of Irish in these countries also went on to make valuable contributions in such fields as the arts, commerce, politics, and education. Extensive research into immigration and passenger lists has revealed many early immigrants bearing the name Coxe:

Coxe Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Coxe, aged 26, who arrived in Virginia in 1610 aboard the ship "Godspeed" 1
Anne Coxe, who settled in Maryland in 1633
Christopr Coxe, who arrived in Virginia in 1652 1

Coxe Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Andrew Coxe, who settled in New England in 1718
Amarias Coxe, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1771 1
Amarlas Coxe, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1773 1

Coxe migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2

Coxe Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

John Coxe, who settled in Barbados in 1673

Contemporary Notables of the name Coxe (post 1700) +

William Coxe Jr. (1762-1831), American politician, Member of New Jersey State Legislature; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1813-15 3
W. S. Coxe, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1912 3
Thomas H. Coxe, American politician, Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1916; Delegate to Socialist National Convention from Michigan, 1920 3
Macgrane Coxe (1859-1923), American politician, U.S. Minister to Guatamala, 1896-97; Honduras, 1896-97 3
James Coxe, American politician, Independent Candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly 49th District, 1974 3
Gertrude M. Coxe, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1990 3
Frederick W. Coxe, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920 3
Eckley B. Coxe (1839-1895), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Pennsylvania State Senate 21st District, 1881-84 3
Charles H. Coxe, American politician, Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1916 3
Charles D. Coxe, American politician, U.S. Consul in Tunis, 1824-25; Tripoli, 1825-30 3
... (Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

The Coxe Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Fide et fortitudine
Motto Translation: By fidelity and fortitude.

Citations +

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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html