Fox is a surname originating in England and Ireland. Variants include Foxe and Foxx. In England the Fox surname is a derivation of the old English word "fox" and was given to those who possessed similar qualities to the animal such as being cunning or having red hair. Fox could also be a corruption of the norman name Folko or Foulques. The surname first appeared on record at the end of the 13th century, early records include Hugo le Fox and Johannes Fox https://www.surnamedb.com The Fox surname in Ireland originates in the mid 11th century when of the chiefs of the Ó Catharnaigh (O'Kearney) clan who were kings of Teffia adopted the name "an Sionnach" the fox as a nickname. Sionnach became its own branch and was the primary identifying designation for the clan as Ó Catharnaigh was used with less frequency (another example of this Irish agnomen; see Caomhánach (Kavanagh). Modern writers often add the prefix Ó to Sionnach making it Ó Sionnaigh. https://EygQFnoECAg&usg=AOvVaw3qFVJ_3DKZZJvRSd0sOQDD https://www.geocites.ws/ foxclanirish/ foxhistory https://sionnacabu.wordpress.com

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