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 10,707
Agricultural Labourer 1,526
Domestic Servant 629
Labourer 604
General Labourer 603
Coal Miner 541
General Servant 481
Dress Maker 475
Farm Labourer 391
Laundress 387
Cotton Weaver 249
Annuitant 241
Carpenter 241
General Servant Domestic 216
House Keeper 185
Servant 168
Charwoman 158
No Occupation 155
Bricklayer 147
Gardener 147
Shoe Maker 141
Tailor 125
Painter 123
Farm Servant Indoor 121
Blacksmith 115

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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