Badcox is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Badcox
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning:

A variation of the Batcock. A sub-diminutive of Bartholomew. Badecok and Batecok, Hundred Rolls. The form Batecok is suggestive of 'fighting cock' which may be the true source of the name, from 'bate,' conflict, combat; a sobriquet given to a boxer, or metaphorically to a quarrelsome person.

The lastname Badcox is a variation of Badcock. See Bartholomew - A well-known Christian name, which, besides having itself become a surname, has given rise to many others, viz.: Barthelemy, Barth, Bartlett, Barttelot, Bartle, and Bartie; also, through its nicked form, to Batt, Batts, Bate, Bates, Batson, Bateson, Batey, Batty, Battye, Battcock, Badcock, Badkin, and Batkin.

The variation of Babcock. The son of Babb or Bab.

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