At 02:03 PM 11/05/01, Cardi2(a)aol.com wrote:
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Coxe could come from Goch which means "red" in Welsh. Actually the name of
Cox comes from Somerset, Dorset, Gloucester and Oxfordshire. I would check
the International Genealogical Index (IGI) for that name in Wales and see
where it comes from. Annie
Does anyone out there know where in Wales the Coxe surname originated or was
more prevalent. I am looking for Thomas Coxe who married Elizabeth Blashford
on April 21, 1665.
Can't find it mentioned in "The Surnames of Wales" by John & Sheila
Rowlands, nor Goch, either for that matter. There is Gough, ahah, which is
the mutated form of coch "red" or goch as above-mentioned. Runs on to other
versions such as Goff, Gooch, Goudge. They don't say anything about it
changing to Coxe or Cox though. English, maybe?
cheers
Graham