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Essex
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English
Etymology
thumb|Flag of Essex
en ang Ēastseaxan East Saxons, which stood for both Essex and the people of Essex.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɛs.ɪks/ UK,GA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Essex.wav Southern England
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Essex.wav US
en ɛsɪks 2
Proper noun
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en maritime county cc/England bordered by the North Sea, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Greater London, and separated from Kent by the Thames estuary.
en 22 September 2026 Shivani Chaudhari Father admits causing death of his son in hotel fall https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm4gvyz2vlkvo BBC News The father, from Essex, admitted a charge of causing death through a reckless, rash or dangerous act at a court in Paphos on Tuesday. 22 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260922130535/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm4gvyz2vlkvo
en town co/Essex County p/Ontario c/Canada.
en number of places c/USA:
en locality co/Humboldt County s/California.
en small unincorporated community co/San Bernardino County s/California.
en town/village/and/CDP co/Middlesex County s/Connecticut. TopoZone: Essex, Connecticut
en twp/and/village therein, in co/Kankakee County s/Illinois.
en twp co/Stark County s/Illinois.
en city co/Page County s/Iowa.
en unincorporated community/and/CDP co/Baltimore County s/Maryland.
en coastal town/and/CDP co/Essex County s/Massachusetts.
en twp co/Clinton County s/Michigan.
en city co/Stoddard County s/Missouri.
en unincorporated community co/Flathead County s/Montana.
en town co/Essex County s/New York.
en unincorporated community co/Halifax County s/North Carolina.
en unincorporated community co/Union County s/Ohio.
en large rural town co/Chittenden County s/Vermont. TopoZone: Town of Essex, Vermont
en.
en unisex place names.
12 March 1935 Mrs. E. L. Drury DivorcedGranddaughter of Late Earl of Ypres Wins Custody of Child. https://www.nytimes.com/1935/03/12/archives/mrs-el-drury-divorced-granddaughter-of-late-earl-of-ypres-wins.html A divorce has been granted to Mrs. Essex Leila Hilary Drury, formerly Miss Essex French, on the ground of misconduct.
en 23 October 1969 ‘Give the new 10s Coin a Chance’ Call w:Daily Mirror London Daily Mirror Newspapers 32 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/790092576/ 3–4 4364531 Retired Army colonel Essex Moorcroft is going to war against the 50-penny piece. He said yesterday at his home in Rosset, Denbighshire: “It is an ugly coin and an insult to our Sovereign, whose image it bears.”
en 30 November 2016 Aili Nahas; Jen Juneau J.P. and Ashley Hebert Rosenbaum Welcome Daughter Essex Reese People https://web.archive.org/web/20181004123232/https://people.com/parents/jp-rosenbaum-ashley-hebert-rosenbaum-welcome-daughter-essex-reese/ New York, N.Y. w:Meredith Corporation 2169-2157 60623645 The couple welcomed their second child, daughter Essex Reese Rosenbaum, on Friday, Nov. 4 in Miami, Florida, they confirm to PEOPLE exclusively.
Derived terms
en Essex Center Essex County Essex girl Essexian essexite Essex Junction Essex man Essex skipper Essexville
Related terms
en Mid Sussex Sussex Wessex West Sussex
Translations
surname
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Essex
maritime county of England
Dutch: nl Essex
French: fr Essex m
Georgian: ka ესექსი
German: de Essex
Greek: el Έσσεξ
Middle English: enm Estsex
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Essex
Old English: ang Ēastseaxan m-p
Polish: pl Essex
Romanian: ro Essex
Russian: ru Э́ссекс m
town in Ontario, Canada
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Essex
locality in Humboldt County, California
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Essex
small unincorporated community in San Bernadino County, California
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Essex
town in Middlesex County, Connecticut
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Essex
village in Kankakee County, Illinous
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Essex
city in Page County, Iowa
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Essex
unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Essex
coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Essex
city in Stoddard County, Missouri
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Essex
unincorporated community in Flathead County, Montana
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Essex
town in Essex County, New York
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Essex
unincorporated community in Halifax County, North Carolina
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Essex
unincorporated community in Union County, Ohio
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Essex
large town in Chittenden County, Vermont
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Essex
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Essex is the 8,529th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3,858 individuals. Essex is most common among White (71.70%) and Black (23.43%) individuals.
References
Anagrams
en eessx sexes