Lennox
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About Lennox
Lennox is an aristocratic and powerful Scottish surname name made truly special by that final x. The worldwide fame of British boxer--World and Olympic champion--Lennox Claudius Lewis brought the name into the spotlight as a first name, while as a last it's tied to Eurythmics singer Annie L.
The Thane of Lennox appears in Macbeth, Mary Lennox is in The Secret Garden and there are two Agatha Christie characters with the name.
Lenox is another accepted spelling.
Pronounced LEN-ucks.
As of October 2026, Lennox ranked #289 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #248 in 2022, Nameberry popularity #252.
Editor's take: The name Lennox is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "elm grove".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #585 | 475 | 247.3 |
| 2015 | #490 | 601 | 313.6 |
| 2016 | #443 | 700 | 368.9 |
| 2017 | #409 | 765 | 413.3 |
| 2018 | #371 | 878 | 483.4 |
| 2019 | #330 | 1,012 | 564 |
| 2020 | #292 | 1,169 | 677.3 |
| 2021 | #254 | 1,400 | 800.2 |
| 2022 | #248 | 1,426 | 816.7 |
| 2023 | #265 | 1,286 | 751.8 |
| 2024 | #263 | 1,320 | 766.2 |
| 2025 | #289 | 1,160 | 679.1 |
World rankings
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Lennox on lists
Famous Lennoxs
- Lennox Claudius Lewis
American boxer
- Lennox Miller
Jamaican runner
- Lennox Yearwood
American minister and activist
- Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley
English composer
- Lennox Ross Broster
South African,British surgeon
- Lennox Forsberg (2012)
son of player Peter Forsberg
- Lennox Lehner (2014)
son of Robin Lehner
- Lennox Lockwood
son of Amy Davidson & Kacy Lockwood
- Lennox Noel Bosh
son of Chris Bosh
- Lennox Matuszczyk
son of footballer Adam Matuszczyk
- Lennox König
son of actress Nina Bott and Florian König
- Lennox Miller (2006)
son of Pia Miller and Brad Miller
Lennox in pop culture
- Lennox Lester
character on British series "Bad Girls"
- William Lennox
character in the Transformers movies
- Ray Lennox
character in book/ film 'Filth' by Irvine Welsh
- Lennox
character in Shakespeare's "Macbeth"