Where does “Hedgecox” come from?
Hedgecox (English) comes from English Hitchcox, from English Hitchcock, from English Hitch, from English Richard, from Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus, from Frankish Rīkahard — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Ancestry of “Hedgecox”, step by step