Last name: COX
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COX : This last name is indexed 1,041,489 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
COX : Cock, little a term of endearment, a diminutive, the same as ot or kin, used as a termination, as Willcox, little Will; Simcox, little Sim, etc. The word is also often used to denote a leader or chief man. Addison says: Sir Andrew is the cock of the club.
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