Cooke Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Cooke Name Meaning: Originates from the Anglo-Saxon word 'coc' meaning 'a cook', also means 'a seller of meats'.

An occupational name which was usually taken by anyone who was a cook or seller of meats.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cooke Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cooke family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,060
Agricultural Labourer 264
Labourer 181
Dress Maker 103
Domestic Servant 100
Annuitant 87
Coal Miner 84
General Servant 78
House Keeper 75
Laundress 63
Cotton Weaver 58
Gardener 47
Servant 42
Tailor 41
Miner 38
Farm Labourer 35
Carpenter 33
Farmers Son 32
Clerk 32
Blacksmith 31
Hat Trimmer 30
Cook 29
Milliner 29
Grocer 28
No Occupation 28

Cooke Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cook 80% 414,991
2 Cooke 100% 121,005
3 Coke 80% 3,653
4 Cake 60% 3,025
5 Cocke 80% 1,080
6 Icke 40% 835
7 Coak 60% 579
8 Colk 60% 458
9 Coake 80% 439
10 Cok 60% 293
11 Eicke 40% 142
12 Eck 20% 112
13 Ick 20% 106

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The surname Cooke is the 2nd most popular variant of Cook.

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