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

Jacox, 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 Jacox surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jacox in America

Jacox is the 32632nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jacox surname appeared 704 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 Jacox.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jacox 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 Jacox

The surname Jacox has its origins in England, dating back to the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Old English personal name Jacobus, which is a form of the biblical name Jacob. This personal name later evolved into the surname Jacox through the addition of the patronymic suffix "-s" or "-x," indicating "son of."

The earliest recorded instances of the Jacox surname can be traced back to the 13th century in various regions of England, particularly in counties such as Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex. In these areas, the name was often spelled as "Jacocks" or "Jacockes" in historical records and documents.

One notable historical reference to the Jacox name can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Suffolk, dated 1327, where a certain John Jacocke is mentioned. Additionally, the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 record a Robert Jacok in Lincolnshire.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname Jacox was also found in various parish records and tax rolls across England. For instance, the Parish Registers of Blything, Suffolk, list the baptism of John Jacox in 1598, while the Lay Subsidy Rolls of Essex from 1612 mention a Thomas Jacox.

Some notable individuals bearing the Jacox surname throughout history include:

1. John Jacox (c. 1590-1676), an English colonist who settled in Hingham, Massachusetts, and later became a prominent figure in the early days of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

2. William Jacox (1707-1781), a British lawyer and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Thetford from 1754 to 1761.

3. Mary Jacox (1774-1842), an English painter and miniaturist known for her portraits of notable figures in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

4. Robert Jacox (1822-1891), a British architect and surveyor who designed several notable buildings in London, including the Church of St. Andrew by the Wardrobe.

5. Edmund Jacox (1850-1922), a British businessman and philanthropist who founded the Jacox Charitable Trust, which supported various educational and social initiatives in his hometown of Ipswich, Suffolk.

It is worth noting that while the Jacox surname has its roots in England, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and immigration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jacox

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

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

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