How common is the surname Foxx?

3,080 people in the United States had the surname Foxx in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,242 Americans. It ranked 10,445th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Foxx?

Jamie Foxx, American actor, comedian, and singer (born 1967), followed by Anthony Foxx.

Where is the surname Foxx most common?

Wikidata records people named Foxx in the United States.

Is the surname Foxx getting more or less common?

More common. 2,842 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,080 in 2010, up 8.4%.

The surname Foxx

A surname, carried by 3,080 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Foxx is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,080 people named Foxx in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 100,242 Americans. That is up 8.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,842.

#10,445

rank among US surnames

3,080

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+8.4%

change since 2000 (was #10,389)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,437	Dyess	3,082	100,177
#10,440	Haslam	3,081	100,210
#10,445	Postell	3,080	100,242
#10,448	Hillier	3,079	100,275
#10,450	Riffe	3,078	100,307
#10,451	Edgington	3,077	100,340
#10,453	Mellen	3,076	100,372

Who is named Foxx

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

47% of people named Foxx identified as Black (not Hispanic), 46% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 47%
White (not Hispanic) 46%
Two or more races 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Foxxs

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jamie Foxx
American actor, comedian, and singer (born 1967)
Anthony Foxx
17th United States Secretary of Transportation, born 1971
Jimmie Foxx
American baseball player (1907–1967)
Tara Lynn Foxx
American pornographic actress, born 1990
Corinne Foxx
American actress (born 1994)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Foxx

Foxx has the Soundex code F200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F200.

Questions

How common is the surname Foxx?: 3,080 people in the United States had the surname Foxx in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,242 Americans. It ranked 10,445th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Foxx?: In the 2010 Census, 47% of people named Foxx identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 46% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Foxx?: Jamie Foxx, American actor, comedian, and singer (born 1967), followed by Anthony Foxx.
Where is the surname Foxx most common?: Wikidata records people named Foxx in the United States.
Is the surname Foxx getting more or less common?: More common. 2,842 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,080 in 2010, up 8.4%.