Lenox is a spelling of Lennox, a Scottish surname and earldom whose Gaelic name Leamhnachd means "place of elms" or "elm field". The boxer Lennox Lewis and the New York neighborhood of Lenox Hill keep both spellings in view, and the name fits the fashion for surnames ending in -x like Knox and Maddox. Lenox ranked number 6633 in 2000, reached number 1181 in 2023 and stands at number 1356 in 2025.