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.
Discover how your Cooke ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 93 |
| Buckinghamshire | 47 |
| Berkshire | 104 |
| Cambridgeshire | 143 |
| Channel Islands | 24 |
| Cheshire | 1,400 |
| Cornwall | 79 |
| Cumberland | 65 |
| Derbyshire | 373 |
| Devon | 312 |
| Dorset | 74 |
| Durham | 473 |
| Essex | 459 |
| Gloucestershire | 621 |
| Hampshire | 523 |
| Herefordshire | 258 |
| Hertfordshire | 48 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 49 |
| Isle of Man | 7 |
| Kent | 375 |
| Lancashire | 2,930 |
| Leicestershire | 810 |
| Lincolnshire | 364 |
| London | 2,061 |
| Middlesex | 436 |
| Northumberland | 191 |
| Norfolk | 545 |
| Northamptonshire | 410 |
| Nottinghamshire | 936 |
| Oxfordshire | 140 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 49 |
| Shropshire | 284 |
| Suffolk | 254 |
| Somerset | 181 |
| Surrey | 480 |
| Sussex | 378 |
| Staffordshire | 1,099 |
| Warwickshire | 1,104 |
| Westmorland | 17 |
| Wiltshire | 132 |
| Worcestershire | 541 |
| Yorkshire | 2,062 |
| Anglesey | 10 |
| Brecknockshire | 33 |
| Cardiganshire | 6 |
| Carnarvonshire | 58 |
| Carmarthenshire | 20 |
| Denbighshire | 39 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 309 |
| Merionethshire | 7 |
| Montgomeryshire | 22 |
| Monmouthshire | 284 |
| Pembrokeshire | 10 |
| Radnorshire | 4 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 310 |
| General Labourer | 156 |
| Dress Maker | 146 |
| General Servant Domestic | 144 |
| Farmer | 125 |
| Scholar | 123 |
| Cook Domestic | 92 |
| Cotton Weaver | 85 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 80 |
| Laundress Wash | 66 |
| Dressmaker | 64 |
| Domestic Servant | 60 |
| School | 58 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 56 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 53 |
| House Maid Domestic | 50 |
| Blacksmith | 48 |
| Carpenter | 46 |
| Charwoman | 45 |
| Servant Domestic | 42 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 40 |
| Bricklayer | 38 |
| Railway Clerk | 38 |
| Tailor | 37 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 36 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Cooke | 7,445 |
| William Cooke | 7,350 |
| John Cooke | 6,459 |
| Elizabeth Cooke | 4,555 |
| George Cooke | 4,305 |
| Thomas Cooke | 4,040 |
| Sarah Cooke | 3,889 |
| James Cooke | 3,325 |
| Charles Cooke | 2,795 |
| Henry Cooke | 2,269 |
| Ann Cooke | 2,181 |
| Annie Cooke | 1,958 |
| Joseph Cooke | 1,951 |
| Jane Cooke | 1,926 |
| Eliza Cooke | 1,775 |
| Alice Cooke | 1,757 |
| Emma Cooke | 1,669 |
| Ellen Cooke | 1,573 |
| Arthur Cooke | 1,542 |
| Alfred Cooke | 1,426 |
| Frederick Cooke | 1,380 |
| Robert Cooke | 1,370 |
| Edward Cooke | 1,310 |
| Hannah Cooke | 1,256 |
| Emily Cooke | 1,214 |
| 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 |
The surname Cooke is the 2nd most popular variant of Cook.