Coxes
The plural of "Cox" is Coxes.
Meaning: the family name Cox (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with Coxes: the Coxes are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: Coxes'.
What mistakes should you avoid?
A family name that ends in x takes -es in the plural: the Coxes.
Did you know?
- The plural of a family name never uses an apostrophe: the Joneses, not a form with 's. The apostrophe belongs only in the possessive, as in the Joneses' house.
Examples in context
- The Coxes live on our street.Singular: The Cox family lives on our street.
- We met the Coxes at the beach.Singular: We met the Cox family at the beach.
