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LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS

Cox

Cox is the 82nd most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 249,872 people carried it — about 83.6 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Cox are White.

WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White79.4%
Black11.8%
Multiracial4.1%
Hispanic3.4%
Native American0.7%
Asian American0.6%

Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.

RANK OVER TIME
1990
#64
273,581
2000
#72
253,771
2010
#78
261,231
2020
#82
249,872
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