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 6,659
Agricultural Labourer 2,202
Labourer 672
House Servant 568
Dress Maker 449
Coal Miner 341
Laundress 335
Servant 333
General Servant 258
House Keeper 246
Carter 242
Cotton Weaver 232
Carpenter 226
Cook 181
House Maid 180
Shoe Maker 173
Blacksmith 158
Domestic Servant 148
Farm Labourer 146
Tailor 146
Gardener 144
Straw Plaiter 121
Nurse 120
Groom 108
Ag Labourer 101

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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