How common is the surname Wilcox?

56,286 people in the United States had the surname Wilcox in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,485 Americans. It ranked 602nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wilcox?

Ella Wheeler Wilcox, American author and poet (1850–1919), followed by Lisa Wilcox.

Where is the surname Wilcox most common?

Wikidata records people named Wilcox in the United States.

Is the surname Wilcox getting more or less common?

More common. 54,987 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 56,286 in 2010, up 2.4%.

The surname Wilcox

A patronymic surname, carried by 56,286 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W422

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wilcox is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

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

Wilcox is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 56,286 people named Wilcox in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,485 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 54,987.

#602

rank among US surnames

56,286

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #546)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#593	Carson	56,872	5,429
#594	Morrow	56,840	5,432
#595	Clayton	56,638	5,451
#596	Whitaker	56,616	5,453
#597	Decker	56,576	5,457
#598	Yoder	56,410	5,473
#599	Collier	56,380	5,476

Who is named Wilcox

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

84% of people named Wilcox identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wilcoxs

15 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ella Wheeler Wilcox
American author and poet (1850–1919)
Lisa Wilcox
American actress, born 1964
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)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wilcox

Wilcox has the Soundex code W422, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W422.

Questions

Where does the surname Wilcox come from?: From Wilcock + -s (“the patronymic suffix”).
How common is the surname Wilcox?: 56,286 people in the United States had the surname Wilcox in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,485 Americans. It ranked 602nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wilcox?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Wilcox identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wilcox?: Ella Wheeler Wilcox, American author and poet (1850–1919), followed by Lisa Wilcox.
Where is the surname Wilcox most common?: Wikidata records people named Wilcox in the United States.
What type of surname is Wilcox?: Wilcox is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Wilcox getting more or less common?: More common. 54,987 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 56,286 in 2010, up 2.4%.