# Wilcox (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/wilcox/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 56,286 |
| US rank (2010) | 602 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 5,485 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.4% (54,987 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Wilcock + -s (“the patronymic suffix”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Wilcox in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Wilcox in the United States.

## People named Wilcox

- Ella Wheeler Wilcox, American author and poet (1850–1919)
- Lisa Wilcox, American actress
- Chris Wilcox, American basketball player (born 1982)
- Frank Wilcox, American actor (1907-1974)
- Larry Wilcox, American actor and producer (born 1947)
- Fred M. Wilcox, American film director (1907-1964)
- Collin Wilcox, American actress (1935-2009)
- C. J. Wilcox, American basketball player (born 1990)
- Howdy Wilcox, American racing driver (1889–1923)
- Robert Wilcox, actor (1910-1955)
- Stephen Wilcox, American inventor (1830–1893)
- Margaret Wilcox, American inventor (born 1838)

and 3 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Willcox, Wilcoxson, Wilcoxen, Wilcoxon, Wilkes, Walczak, Wilgus, Walkowiak, Wilkison.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.