{as a rooster struts} Norman soldier ... who was nicknamed '' and his children 'little cockes.'" could easily have been Anglicized to Cox as seen in the previous possibility. The surname Cox is also native to Belgian and Dutch Limburg. This name, like the related Cockx, is a degenerate form of , a latinization of Kok (English: cook). Noticeably similar surnames include Cock, Cocks, Coxe, Coxen and Coxon. There is no evidence beyond similar spellings and phonetics that these surnames are related. Given that the origins of the Cox surname are uncertain, it is possible that these names developed as spelling variations, or that each of these names has an origin in a separate word and language. The origins of the surname in North America are speculated across several written accounts, with most sources pointing toward three distinct families arriving from England in the 17th and 18th Centuries: in 1690, brothers Thomas, William, and Walter Cocke originally of Surry; in 1705, the family of Dr. Wilham Cocke of Williamsburg; and at an unknown time before 1658, Nicholas Cocke of Middlesex. Notable people with the surname "Cox" include A Aaron Cox (born 1965), American football player Abbie Cox (1902–1985), Canadian ice hockey player Adam Cox (born 1986), British artistic gymnast Adrian Cox (born 1980), Australian rules footballer Aimee Cox, American anthropologist Ainslee Cox (1936–1988), American conductor Alan Cox (disambiguation), multiple people Alaqua Cox (born 1997), American actress Albert Cox (disambiguation), multiple people Alexander Cox (disambiguation), multiple people Alf Cox (1919–2008), Australian rugby league footballer Alfred Cox (disambiguation), multiple people Alison Cox (born 1979), American rower Allyn Cox (1896–1982), American artist Alphonso Cox (1908–1964), American baseball player Amanda Cox (born 1980), American journalist Amber Cox (born 1973/1974), American sports executive Ana Marie Cox (born 1972), American blogger André Cox (born 1954), Zimbabwean General of The Salvation Army Andrew Cox (born 1964), Australian rower Andy Cox (born 1956), British guitarist Anna Cox, British neuroscientist Anthony Cox (disambiguation), multiple people Archibald Cox (1912–2004), American politician Arisa Cox (born 1978), Canadian television personality Arthur Cox (disambiguation), multiple people Ashley Cox (born 1956), American model and actress B Barbara Cox (disambiguation), multiple people Barry Cox (born 1949), Australian rugby league footballer Barry Cox (singer), British-Chinese singer Bell Cox (1826–1897), Irish priest Ben Cox (born 1992), English cricketer Benjamin Cox (disambiguation), multiple people Berkley Cox (born 1935), Australian rules footballer Bill Cox (disambiguation), multiple people Billy Cox