Essex

English place-name and surname

Essex Origin and Meaning

The name Essex is a boy's name of English origin.

A rarely-used place name (probably because of the last three letters), Essex was the ancient kingdom of the East Saxons and is now a county in England. The singer David Essex used it as his stage surname, and reality TV couple JP and Ashley Rosenbaum used it for their daughter's name, though few have followed suit.

Essex Rank in US Top 1000

# 809 in the US

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Famous People Named Essex

• Essex Reese 'Essie' Rosenbaum (b. 2016) daughter of J.P. Rosenbaum
• Frankie and Joey Essex English reality TV personalities on "The Only Way Is Essex"
• Essex Porter news anchor for Kiro,7 Seattle

Essex in Pop Culture

• Essex whaleship that was the basis for the Pequod in Herman Melville's "Moby,Dick"
• Essex character in Shirley Jackson's "The Sundial"