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'''Fox''' is a surname originating in ] and ]. Variants include ] and ]. '''Fox''' is a surname originating in ] and ]. Variants include ] and ].

In England the Fox surname is a derivation of the ] word "fox" and was given to those who possessed similar qualities to the animal such as being cunning or having red hair. Fox could also be a corruption of the norman name Folko or Foulques. The surname first appeared on record at the end of the 13th century, early records include Hugo le Fox and Johannes Fox

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The Fox surname in Ireland originates in the mid 11th century when of the chiefs of the Ó Catharnaigh (O'Kearney) clan who were kings of ] adopted the name "an Sionnach" the fox as a nickname. Sionnach became its own branch and was the primary identifying designation for the clan as Ó Catharnaigh was used with less frequency (another example of this Irish agnomen; see ] (Kavanagh). Modern writers often add the prefix Ó to Sionnach making it Ó Sionnaigh.

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Fox
Origin
MeaningIn Ireland Fox is usually a translation of Mac an t'Sionnaigh or Ó Sionnaigh meaning son/decendant of the fox
Region of originEngland and Ireland
Other names
Variant form(s)Lane Fox, Vos, Voss, Fuchs, Shinnick
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Fox is a surname originating in England and Ireland. Variants include Foxe and Foxx.

Some families with this name

  • Fox sisters (19th century), American sisters credited as the creators of Spiritualism
  • Robin Fox family of English actors, including Edward, James, Emilia, Laurence and Lydia Fox
  • Fox-Strangways (originally Fox), family name of the Earls of Ilchester
  • Lane Fox, a double-barrelled English surname

Notable persons with this surname

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See also

References

  1. "Fox Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2014
Surname listThis page lists people with the surname Fox.
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Family names derived from words for "fox"
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  • Baltic: Lapsa, Lape
  • Estonian: Rebane
  • Finnish: Kettu
  • Hungarian: Róka
  • Turkish: Tilki
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