Find out how popular the last name Coxen is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Coxen.

Coxen, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Coxen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Coxen in America

Coxen is the 53419th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Coxen surname appeared 387 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Coxen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Coxen to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Coxen

The surname Coxen is of Anglo-Saxon English origin, deriving from the Old English occupational name "coc" meaning a cook or someone who prepared food. It is believed to have emerged around the 11th century in various parts of England.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Domesday Book, a record of landowners commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. Entries such as Coc de Coleshill in Warwickshire and Willielmus Coc in Oxfordshire suggest the name was already in use by this time.

In the 13th century, the surname appeared in various forms like Cok, Coke, and Cokes, reflecting the regional dialects and variations in spelling. John Coxen, born around 1230 in Lincolnshire, is one of the earliest individuals recorded with this specific spelling.

The name was also associated with certain place names, such as Coxhoe in County Durham, which was recorded as Coxhow in the 12th century, likely derived from the Old English words "cocc" (a hill) and "hoh" (a ridge or spur of land).

Notable bearers of the Coxen surname include Sir Thomas Coxen (1497-1567), a prominent English merchant and member of the Worshipful Company of Mercers, who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1558. Another was Robert Coxen (1570-1630), an English clergyman and biblical scholar who served as the Dean of Salisbury Cathedral.

In the 17th century, Richard Coxen (1623-1686) was a renowned English lawyer and judge who served as the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. His contemporary, Samuel Coxen (1629-1676), was a respected English nonconformist minister and writer.

During the 18th century, John Coxen (1732-1796) was a notable British naval officer who served in the American Revolutionary War and achieved the rank of Rear Admiral.

While the origins of the Coxen surname can be traced back to medieval England, its bearers have since spread across various parts of the world, carrying on the legacy of this occupational name with a rich historical significance.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Coxen

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Coxen.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Coxen was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Coxen has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Coxen was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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