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
Scholar 4,634
Agricultural Labourer 2,014
House Servant 900
Labourer 711
At Home 527
Farm Labourer 497
Servant 464
Dress Maker 385
Coal Miner 292
Laundress 246
General Servant 234
Pauper 199
Annuitant 187
Carpenter 184
House Keeper 183
Shoe Maker 180
Errand Boy 148
Gardener 143
Tailor 142
Blacksmith 140
Ag Labourer 127
Cook 123
Lace Maker 119
Farm Servant 112
Nurse 98

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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