Cook Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Cook Name Meaning: Of English origin and taken from the Old English ‘coc’ meaning a seller of cooked-meats or a keeper of an eating house.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cook Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cook family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 2,208
Female Servant 1,485
Independent 865
Labourer 715
Male Servant 594
Farmer 450
Shoe Maker 261
Ag Labourer 187
Carpenter 173
Dress Maker 150
Tailor 149
Weaver 142
Coal Miner 132
Apprentice 113
Blacksmith 113
Servant 109
Gardener 106
Pauper 104
Cotton Weaver 95
Baker 86
Laundress 86
Mariner 75
Butcher 63
Publican 62
Lace Maker 57

Cook Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cook 100% 414,991
2 Cooke 80% 121,005
3 Cock 75% 31,564
4 Coke 50% 3,653
5 Cake 25% 3,025
6 Icke 0% 835
7 Coch 50% 674
8 Coak 75% 579
9 Cooch 60% 511
10 Coake 60% 439
11 Coock 80% 331
12 Cok 75% 293
13 Eicke 20% 142
14 Kock 50% 138
15 Eck 25% 112
16 Ick 25% 106

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The surname Cook is the most popular version of all its varients

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