Essex

Inherited from Old English Ēastseaxan (literally “East Saxons”), which stood for both Essex and the people of Essex.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɛs.ɪks/

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• Rhymes: -ɛsɪks

Essex

1. A maritime county of England bordered by the North Sea, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Greater London, and separated from Kent by the Thames estuary.
2. A town in Essex County, Ontario, Canada.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A locality in Humboldt County, California.
   2. A small unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California.
   3. A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut.
   4. A township and village therein, in Kankakee County, Illinois.
   5. A township in Stark County, Illinois.
   6. A city in Page County, Iowa.
   7. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland.
   8. A coastal town and census-designated place in Essex County, Massachusetts.
   9. A township in Clinton County, Michigan.
   10. A city in Stoddard County, Missouri.
   11. An unincorporated community in Flathead County, Montana.
   12. A town in Essex County, New York.
   13. An unincorporated community in Halifax County, North Carolina.
   14. An unincorporated community in Union County, Ohio.
   15. A large town in Chittenden County, Vermont.
4. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Essex is the 8,529^th 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.

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