Cox Family Crest and Name History

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About Family Crests
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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?

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Cox include 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.

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: 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.

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 (b. 1912), American, Lawyer and Professor of Law, solicitor general in the Kennedy administration
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 WW2
David Cox (1783-1859), English landscape painter
Sir Geoffrey Cox, English pioneer in broadcast journalism
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
David Alexander Cox (b. 1954), Australian politician, member of the Australian House of Representatives
Sir John Cox, member of the House of Assembly of Bermuda from 1930 to 1968 and a a director of Bank of Bermuda
Pat Cox (b. 1952), Irish, Liberal Democratic politician and president of the European Parliament in 2002
William Cox (1764-1837), Australian road builder
Brian Cox (b. 1946), Scottish actor/teacher/director
William Trevor Cox (b. 1928), Irish short-story writer

Tell Me More About Family Crests

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

We encourage you to study the Cox genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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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.