Hitchcox

Hitchcox Meaning & Origin

About Hitchcox
The surname Hitchcox is of English origin and is derived from the medieval personal name "Hitch", a diminutive form of "Richard", combined with the occupational suffix "-cox", meaning "son of". Therefore, the meaning of the surname Hitchcox can be interpreted as "son of little Richard" or "son of Richard the cooper". The name likely originated as a patronymic surname, indicating descent from an ancestor named Hitch or Richard who was involved in the trade of cooperage.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Hitchcox is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Hitchcox: 239
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 79,598
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hitchcox based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HXKKS
🗽 NYSIIS
HACA
🔊 Soundex
H0320202
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH IH1 CH K AA2 T S
🌐 IPA
/hitchcox*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HXKKS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H322

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hitchcox in Braille

Here's how to represent Hitchcox in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Hitchcox in braille

How to sign the name Hitchcox using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Hitchcox using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Hitchcox in sign language

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