Cox Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Cox

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Origins Available: English, Irish

Where did the English Cox family come from? What is the English coat of arms/family crest? When did the Cox family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The Origins of the Anglo-Saxon name Cox come from its first bearer, who was a person who bore a fancied resemblance to a rooster. It was applied both to early risers and those who strutted proudly.

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Cox has been spelled many different ways, including Cox, Coxe and others.

First found in Herefordshire where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Coxs to arrive in North America: William Coxe, who settled in Virginia in 1610; Anne Coxe, who settled in Maryland in 1633; James Cox, who came to Virginia in 1652; Henry Cox, who settled in Maryland in 1653.

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Suggested Readings for the name Cox

Ambrose N. Cox, Sr., Descendants, 1772-1972 by Elza B. Cox.
The Cox-Bates Family and Related Families by Ruby Cox Eddleman.

Some noteworthy people of the name Cox

Archibald Cox (1912-2004), American, Lawyer and Professor of Law, solicitor general in the Kennedy administration
John I. Cox (1855-1946), American Governor of Tennessee from 1905 to 1907
Channing Harris Cox (1879-1968), American Republican politician, Governor of Massachusetts from 1921-1925
Courteney Cox (b. 1964), American television and film actress
Lieutenant John Richard Cox Jr. (1913-1995), awarded the Croix de Guerre during WWII
Sir Geoffrey Cox CNZM, CBE (1910-2008), New Zealand-born newspaper and television journalist
Sir Ernest Gordon Cox (1906-1996), English crystallographer
George William Cox (1827-1902), English historian and mythologist
Richard Cox (1500-1581), English prelate and Protestant reformer
Sir David Roxbee Cox FRS (b. 1924), British statistician knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1985
David Alexander Cox (b. 1954), Australian politician, member of the Australian House of Representatives
Pat Cox (b. 1952), Irish, Liberal Democratic politician and president of the European Parliament in 2002
William John Ellis Cox AC, RFD, ED, QC (b. 1936), Australian Governor of Tasmania from 2004 to 2008
Brian Cox (b. 1946), Scottish actor/teacher/director
William Trevor Cox (b. 1928), Irish short-story writer

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Cox family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Cox coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

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The Cox Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Cox Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.