Is the Surname Cox French in origin?

Answer 1

There are many people who has this surname Cox, Southeast Asians, Russians, Middle Eastern, South Americans, and most commonly seen as English and Irish surname Cox. The last name Cox is rare in France, but it is also a French surnameand it could either be of French origin or Latin origin.

The French surname Cox is perhaps a variant of Cots, which perhaps is also a variant of Cot. This surname Cot and other variants are mostly found in Southern France, near borders of Spain, and also found in North and Eastern Spain. This surname Cot/Cots/Cox could derived from Latin name Cote, meaning "stone". Another possible origin is that it could be of French origin, derived from French surname Cotte, meaning "coat of mail", a name for a maker of chain mails. For more information, see related links below.