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

Foxx, 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 Foxx surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Foxx in America

Foxx is the 10445th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Foxx surname appeared 3,080 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Foxx.

We can also compare 2010 data for Foxx 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 Foxx

The surname Foxx is of English origin, derived from a nickname for someone with a reddish or fox-like appearance. It dates back to the 13th century and is a variant of the Old English word "fox," which originally referred to the small, wild animal.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Foxx surname can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire, England, from 1273, where a William le Fox is mentioned. This early spelling reflects the common practice of adding the French preposition "le" before surnames at the time.

In the 14th century, the surname appeared in various forms, such as "le Foxe" and "Foxe," as seen in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire from 1301 and the Feet of Fines records from 1349, respectively.

The Foxx surname was also associated with certain place names, like Foxholes and Foxhouses, found in Yorkshire and Durham. These place names likely derived from the Old English words "fox" and "hol" (hole) or "hus" (house), referring to areas where foxes were known to dwell.

Among notable individuals bearing the Foxx surname throughout history are:

1. Robert Foxx (c.1495-1554), an English clergyman and Protestant martyr who was burned at the stake during the reign of Queen Mary I.
2. Thomas Foxx (1586-1635), an English poet and translator known for his work "The Kingdome of Virginia" (1612).
3. John Foxx (born 1948), an English singer, songwriter, and founding member of the influential electronic music group Ultravox.
4. Redd Foxx (1922-1991), an American comedian and actor best known for his role in the television sitcom "Sanford and Son."
5. Jamie Foxx (born 1967), an Academy Award-winning American actor, comedian, and singer known for his roles in films like "Ray" and "Django Unchained."

The Foxx surname has a rich history dating back to medieval England, with various spellings and associations with certain geographical locations. While initially used as a descriptive nickname, it eventually became a hereditary surname passed down through generations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Foxx

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

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 Foxx 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 Foxx 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 Foxx was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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