Wilcox is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wilcox
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Wilcox

How popular is Wilcox?

Wilcox is common in Nigeria.

Wilcox is ranked 5220 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Wilcox bearers increased by 2.362376 per cent in 2010 US census to 56286 since 2000, the surname slipped by 56 spots and ranked at 602. The last name was found in around 191 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.89 85.79
Black 10.42 9.94
Hispanic or Latino 2.48 1.56
Others 1.87 1.43
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.78 0.79
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.56 0.48
Wilcox is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Wales is ahead in terms of density. Around 104721 people have been found who wears Wilcox as their family name. Wilcox is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
541,660 Russia8
7,646 Japan7
8,438 China5
103,755 Czech Republic5
2,720 South Korea3
23,165 Romania3
70,383 Tanzania3
6,989 Uganda3
14,193 Egypt3
1,985 Cambodia3
1,333 Guam2
1,389 Barbados2
1,472 The Bahamas2
4,164 Vietnam2
2,705 Togo2
26,123 Malaysia2
14,521 Portugal2
54,135 Philippines2
9,272 Ecuador2
5,318 Iraq2
1,118 Isle of Man2
5,467 Haiti1
20,172 Hungary1
810,193 Indonesia1
50,549 Georgia1
6,033 Benin1
15,162 Costa Rica1
13,606 Senegal1
1,818 Guernsey1
923 Turks and Caicos Islands1
24,176 Qatar1
880 Djibouti1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
2,715 Gabon1
3,350 Fiji1
7,191 Afghanistan1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
1,179 Swaziland1
6,212 Jamaica1
5,916 Mozambique1
17,575 Kuwait1
12,745 Luxembourg1
1,421 Saint Lucia1
3,307 Malta1
38,830 Morocco1
7,941 Guatemala1
49,529 Israel1
408 Åland1
1,542 Andorra1
6,820 Angola1
573 Vanuatu1
19,533 Uruguay1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
492,292 Ukraine1
5,553 Taiwan1
2,211 Brunei1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,494 Thailand44
7,175 Singapore41
37,591 Belgium37
28,564 Switzerland36
43,584 Zimbabwe24
387,178 India23
5,067 Trinidad and Tobago22
28,338 Norway20
699 Bermuda13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
13,010 Venezuela100
2,516 Hong Kong95
2,536 Northern Ireland83
29,959 Netherlands80
12,039 Colombia70
78,184 Italy67
104,075 Brazil64
5,450 Ireland60
16,052 Sweden58
18,012 Peru57
Countries with hundreds of Wilcox:
1,193 New Zealand611
17,127 Germany605
1,347 Scotland564
7,729 Ghana320
13,426 Kenya314
13,215 Mexico314
15,678 Saudi Arabia192
53,810 France184
2,061 Panama163
6,720 United Arab Emirates145
15,938 Greece123
23,773 Spain117
Countries with thousands of Wilcox:
739 England9,663
1,057 Canada4,784
1,067 Australia2,947
4,480 South Africa1,461
314 Wales1,084
Countries with ten thousands of Wilcox:
530 United States65,211
1,686 Nigeria14,825
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Farmer Abbott Wilcox from Great Britain aboard the Java from Bristol during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 25 years old when he arrived in USA on June 5, 1849. Maid Mary Wilcox, James Wilcox, Patt Wilcox, aged 10, 36 years old John Wilcox, Mary-Anne Wilcox, aged 40, George Wilcox, aged 18, John Wilcox, aged 6, Ann Wilcox (23) Weaver, are other Wilcox that migrated to US.

Wilcox Namesakes

  • Ansley Wilcox, Lawyer
  • Derk Arend Wilcox, Author
  • Terry Wilcox, Golfer
  • Bette Wilcox, Ernie Kovacs' ex-wife
  • Henry Wilcoxon, Actor
  • Jonah Wilcox, Soccer player
  • Carder Wilcox, Author
  • Caroly Wilcox, Actor
  • Cassie Wilcox, Desmond Wilcox's daughter
  • Herbert Wilcox, Film producer
  • In 2011, Chris Wilcox characterized the role of Ray Dunley in comedy, romance film Love/Hate.
  • Clayton Wilcox portrayed the important role of Stephen Andrews in 1977 drama film Red Light in the White House.

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