Fox (surname) explained

Fox
Meaning:	Fox. In Ireland, the surname is mainly a translation of "Mac a'tSionnaigh" (son of the Fox)
Variant:	Lane Fox, Vos, Voss, Fuchs
Footnotes:	Frequency Comparison:^[1]

Fox is a surname originating in England and Ireland. The derivation is from the Middle English "fox", itself coming from the Old English pre 7th century "fox". The surname first appears on record in the latter part of the 13th century, with the first recorded spelling in 1273 to be that of John Fox in the "Hundred Rolls of Yorkshire", England.^[2] In Ireland, Fox is mainly a translation of the Old Gaelic "Mac a'tSionnaigh" (son of the Fox).^[2]

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

Actors

Anne-Marie Fox (born 1962), American model and actress
Bernard Fox (actor) (1927–2016), Welsh actor
Colin Fox (actor) (born 1938), Canadian actor
David Fox (actor) (1941–2021), Canadian actor
Dorothi Fox born 1930), American actress
Edward Fox (actor) (born 1937), English actor
Emilia Fox (born 1974), English actress, daughter of actor Edward Fox
Frank Fox (actor) in the 1938 film Second Thoughts
Freddie Fox (actor) (born 1989), English actor
Harry Fox (1882–1959), American actor
Jack Fox (actor) (born 1985), English actor
James Fox (born 1939), English actor
Janet Fox (1912–2002), American actor
Jorja Fox (born 1968), American actress
Kerry Fox (born 1966), New Zealand actress
Laurence Fox (born 1978), English actor, son of actor James Fox
Matthew Fox (actor) (born 1966), American actor
Megan Fox (born 1986), American actress
Michael J. Fox (born 1961), Canadian-American actor, author, and activist
Morgan Fox (model) (born 1970), Canadian model and actress
Paul Fox (actor) (born 1979), British actor
Philip Fox (actor) English film and television actor
Robin Fox, father of actors Edward Fox and James Fox; see Robin Fox family
Sandy Fox (born 1963), American voice actress
Shayna Fox (born 1984), American voice actress
Sidney Fox (1907–1942), American actress
Spencer Fox (born 1993), voice actor
Templeton Fox (1913–1993), American actress
Vivica A. Fox (born 1964), American actress

Arts (other)

Aaron Fox (musicologist) (contemporary), American musicologist
Adam Fox (poet) (1883–1977), British poet
Anna Maria Fox (1816–1897), English cultural promoter in Falmouth, Cornwall
Annie Fox (author) (born 1950), American author
Christopher Fox (composer) (born 1955), British composer
Sir David Scott Fox (1910–1985), British diplomat and writer
David Fox, pseudonym of Isabel Ostrander
E. Phillips Fox (1865–1915), Australian painter
Edward Fox (author) (born 1958), American author
Ethel Carrick Fox (1872–1952), English-born painter better known as Ethel Carrick
Everett Fox (contemporary), American scholar and translator of the Hebrew Bible
Sir Frank Fox (author) (1874–1960), Australian journalist and author
Frank Fox (composer) for films including The Master Detective
Frank Fox (writer), see Screen Directors Playhouse
Frederick A. Fox (1931–2011), American composer
Gardner Fox (1911–1986), American writer
George Fox (singer) (born 1960), Canadian country music singer
Gill Fox (1915–2004), American cartoonist and animator
Greg Fox (author) (born 1961), American author and cartoonist
Hugo Fox (1897–1969), American bassoonist
James Fox (singer) (born 1976), Welsh musician and songwriter
John Foxe (1517–1587), English author
Josh Fox (contemporary) American director of documentaries
Judy Fox (born 1957), American sculptor
Justin Fox (born 1964), American financial journalist, commentator, and writer
Levi Fox (1914–2006), director of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, England
Lucas Fox (contemporary), British heavy metal musician
Margalit Fox, American author
Mary Fox (artist) (1922–2005), British artist
Mem Fox (born 1946), Australian writer of children's books
Neil Fox (broadcaster) (born 1961), English radio and television presenter
Oz Fox Christian metal musician (born 1961)
Paul Fox (musician) (1951–2007), British singer and guitarist
Paul Fox (record producer), American record producer
Paul Fox (producer), American record producer
Peter Fox (artist) (born 1962), American painter
Peter Fox (musician) (born 1971), singer Pierre Baigorry of the German band Seeed
Rik Fox (born 1955), Polish-American musician
Sally Fox (photographer) (1929–2006), American photographer and editor
Samantha Fox (born 1966), British glamour model and singer
Stephen Fox (author/educator) (born 1938), professor emeritus at Humboldt State University
Steve Fox (musician), Canadian country-music singer/songwriter
Toby Fox (born 1991), musician and video game designer
Virgil Fox (1912–1980), American organist

Military

Cecil H. Fox (1873–1963), British naval officer
Charley Fox (1920–2008), Royal Canadian Air Force officer in World War II
David G. Fox, U.S. Army officer
Francis John Fox (1857–1902), New Zealand soldier and farmer
Francis Lane Fox (1899–1989), British Army officer and Yorkshire landowner
George Malcolm Fox (1843–1918), Inspector General of Gymnasia for the British Army at Aldershot
Gustavus Fox (1821–1883), American naval officer in the Civil War
Josiah Fox (1763–1847), Cornish-American naval architect
Myles C. Fox (1918–1942), United States Marine Corps officer and Navy Cross recipient
Paddy Fox (1933–2016), British recruiting sergeant and Chelsea Pensioner
Wesley L. Fox (1931–2017), American US Marine, awarded the Medal of Honor

Politics and peerage

Arthur Aloysius Fox (1847–1901), South Australian politician
Ashley Fox (born 1969), English Conservative MEP, elected 2009
Black Fox (Cherokee chief) (died 1811), Cherokee chief
Charles James Fox (1749–1806), British politician
Charles Richard Fox (1796–1873), illegitimate son of Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland
Chauncey J. Fox (1797–1883), New York politician
Chloë Fox (born 1971), Australian politician
Claire Fox (born 1960), British political writer
Colin Fox (politician) (born 1959), Scottish politician
David Spencer Fox (1817–1901), American politician
Francis Fox member of the Senate of Canada
Galen Fox (born 1943), Hawaii politician and convicted sex offender
Gary Fox (politician) (1943–2022), Canadian politician from Ontario
Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland (1705–1774), English nobleman and statesman
Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland (1773–1840), English nobleman and politician
Jamie Fox (born 1964), Canadian politician
Jon Fox (1947–2018), American politician from Pennsylvania
Liam Fox (born 1961), British politician from Woodspring
Marcus Fox (1927–2002), British politician from Shipley
Milton C. Fox, Canadian politician from Essex
Peter Fox (Canadian politician) (1921–1989), Canadian politician
Sally Fox (politician) (1951–2014), American politician from Vermont
Stanley Fox (1906–1984), Canadian politician from Manitoba
Stanley H. Fox (contemporary), American politician from North Carolina
Stephen Fox (1627–1716), English politician from Wiltshire
Vicente Fox (born 1942), President of Mexico
William Fox (politician) (1812–1893), Premier of New Zealand

Religion

Edward Fox (bishop) (1496–1538), English churchman, Bishop of Hereford
Emmet Fox (1886–1951), Irish spiritual leader of the early 20th century
Francis Fox (divine) (1675–1738), English divine
George Fox (1624–1691), English Dissenter and the founder of the Religious Society of Friends
Joseph John Fox (1855–1915), American Roman Catholic bishop
Matthew Fox (priest) (born 1940), American priest and theologian
Peter Fox (bishop) (born 1952), British Anglican vicar and former bishop
Richard Foxe (Prince Bishop, 1448–1528), English churchman, founder of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Tom Fox (Quaker) (1951–2006), Quaker peacemaker executed by insurgents in Iraq
William Johnson Fox (1786–1864), English religious and political orator

Science, technology, engineering, mathematics

Annette Baker Fox (1912–2011), American international relations scholar
Brian Fox (computer programmer) (born 1959), software programmer
Sir Charles Fox (civil and railway engineer) (1810–1874), English civil engineer
Sir Charles Douglas Fox (1840–1921), British civil engineer
Charles Fox (mathematician) (1897–1977), introduced Fox–Wright function and Fox H-function
Cyril Fred Fox (1882–1967), English archaeologist
Dixon Ryan Fox (1887–1945), American educator and researcher
Fiona Fox (UK press officer) (born 1964), director of the UK Science Media Centre
Sir Francis Fox (civil engineer) (1844–1927), English civil engineer
J. G. Fox (1916–1980), known as Jack, American nuclear physicist
James Fox (engineer) (1780–1830), English machine tool maker
John Fox (statistician) (born 1946), British statistician
Kate Fox, British social anthropologist
Mark S. Fox (born ca. 1952), Canadian computer scientist
Marye Anne Fox (1947–2021), American chemist and university administrator
Ralph Fox (1913–1973), American mathematician
Robert Fortescue Fox (1858–1940), British physician
Robin Fox (born 1934), anthropologist
Samson Fox (1838–1903), British engineer, industrialist and philanthropist
Sidney W. Fox (1912–1998), American biochemist
Theodore Fortescue Fox (1899–1989), British physician and medical journal editor
Wade Fox (1920–1964), American zoologist and herpetologist
Wilfrid Fox (1875–1962), British dermatologist and horticulturist
William Darwin Fox (1805–1880), English clergyman, naturalist, and cousin of Charles Darwin

Sports

Adam Fox (born 1998), player with New York Rangers
Alicia Fox (born 1986), American professional wrestler and model
Allen Fox (born 1939), American tennis player, coach, and author
Andy Fox (born 1971), American baseball coach
Bertil Fox (born 1951), British bodybuilder
Billy Fox (boxer) (1926–1986), American boxer
Chad Fox (born 1970), American baseball player
Christian Fox (born 1981), Scottish footballer
Danny Fox (born 1986), Scottish footballer
David Fox (footballer) (born 1983), English footballer
David Fox (swimmer) (born 1971), member of the USA 1996 Olympic team
De'Aaron Fox (born 1997), American basketball player
Denton Fox (1948–2013), American football player
Deryck Fox (born 1964), British rugby league footballer and coach
Don Fox (1935–2008), English rugby league footballer
Francis Hugh Fox (1863–1952), English rugby player
Frank Fox (American football) in 1965 American Football League draft
Frank Fox (Gaelic footballer) (1911–1940), Irish Gaelic footballer
Frank Fox (motorcycle racer) in 1957 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Frank Fox (racing driver) (1877–1931), American auto racing driver
Frank Fox (rugby league) (fl. 1960s and 1970s) rugby league footballer
Frederick Fox (cricketer) (1863–1935), English cricketer
Geoff Fox (footballer, born 1925) (1925–1994), English footballer
Hannah Fox (born 1969), American boxer
Hayden Foxe (born 1977), Australian football player
Jack Fox (American football) (born 1996), American football player
Jack Fox (baseball) (1885–1963), American professional baseball player
Tiger Jack Fox (1907–1954), American light heavyweight boxer
Jessica Fox (canoeist) (born 1994), French-born Australian world and Olympic champion slalom canoer
John Fox (American football) (born 1955), American football coach
Joshua Fox (born 1994), Fijian basketball player
Keyaron Fox, American football player
Louis Fox (died c. 1866), American billiardist
Lucius Fox (baseball) (born 1997), Bahamian baseball player
Mike Fox (baseball coach), American college baseball coach
Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi (born 1961), French world champion slalom canoer
Nathan Fox (footballer), English footballer
Nathan Fox (triple jumper), English triple jumper
Neil Fox (cricketer) (born 1962), former English cricketer
Neil Fox (rugby league) (born 1939), English rugby league footballer
Nellie Fox (1927–1975), American baseball player
Pat Fox (born 1962), Tipperary Hurling.
Peter Fox (rugby league, born 1933), English player and coach
Oscar Fox, Sr. (1889–1947), English footballer
Oscar Fox, Jr. (1921–1990), English footballer; son of the above
Peter Fox (footballer) (born 1957), English former footballer
Peter Fox (rugby league, born 1933) (1933–2019), English rugby league footballer and coach
Peter Fox (rugby league, born 1984), English rugby league footballer
Peter Fox (sailor) (born 1967), New Zealand sailor
Richard Fox (canoeist) (born 1960), British kayaking champion
Rick Fox (born 1969), Canadian basketball player and actor
Ruel Fox (born 1968), English football player
Stan Fox (1952–2000), American racing driver
Tiger Jack Fox (1907–1954), American boxer
Tim Fox (American football) (born 1953), American football player
Tom Fox (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1930s
Tomon Fox (born 1998), American football player
Uffa Fox (1898–1972), English boat designer and sailing enthusiast
Wilbur Fox (1919–1991), American professional basketball player

Other

Anthony Fox Irish writer, producer, director, actor and founder of the New Theatre, Dublin
Bernard Fox (Irish republican) (born 1951), hunger striker
Charles Masson Fox (1866–1935), Cornish businessman
David Fox (disambiguation), various people with this name
David Fox (game designer), multimedia producer
Ed Fox (disambiguation), several persons
Edward Fox (disambiguation), several persons
Francis Fox (disambiguation), several persons
Frank Fox (disambiguation)
Frank S. Fox (1861–1920), American academic and college president
Frank Fox, for whom Fox, Oklahoma was named
Freddie Fox (disambiguation), multiple people
Frederick Fox (disambiguation), multiple people
Frederic Fox (1917–1981), Keeper of Princetoniana at Princeton University
Frederick Fox (milliner) (1931–2013), Australian-born English milliner
Jack Fox (disambiguation), multiple people
Jennifer Fox (disambiguation), multiple people
Josephine Clardy Fox (1881–1970), American businesswoman and philanthropist
Kathleen Fox (aviator) (born 1951), Canadian parachutist, pilot, flight instructor
Lindsay Fox (born 1937), Australian transport businessman
Martin S. Fox (1924–2020), American publisher
Muriel Fox (born 1928), American public relations executive and feminist activist
Neil Fox (disambiguation) (various)
Neil Fox (broadcaster) (born 1961), English radio and television presenter
Nikki Fox (born 1980), BBC disability news correspondent
Paul Fox (disambiguation), various people with this name
Paul S. Fox (1898–1972), American set decorator
Sir Paul Fox (television executive) (born 1925), British television executive
Peter Fox (disambiguation), various people with this name
Peter Fox (character), a fictional character in the comic strip FoxTrot by Bill Amend
Peter Fox (journalist) (died 1869), radical journalist active in England
Peter Fox (librarian) (born 1949), British academic librarian
Peter Fox (professor) (1959–2021), American professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Peter T. Fox, neuroimaging researcher and neurologist
Richard Edwin Fox (1956–2003), American criminal
Richard J. Fox, American property developer
Robert Fox (disambiguation), various people with this name
Rodney Fox, Australian scuba diver and filmmaker
Sonny Fox (1925–2021), American television host
Sonny Fox (XM Radio) (1947–2020), American DJ
Stuart Fox (born 1978), English poker player
Terry Fox (1958–1981), Canadian cancer treatment activist
William Fox (producer) (1879–1952), founder of Fox Film Corporation

Fictional characters

Aaron Fox (Nexo Knights), a character in Nexo Knights
Beth Fox, a character in the American sitcom television series Coach
Steve Fox, a character in the Tekken video game series

Notes and References

Web site: Fox Surname Meaning and Distribution . forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2014
http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Fox Surnamedb/Fox