Cooks Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cooks Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cooks family

Profession Census Frequency
Independent 25
Female Servant 19
Agricultural Labourer 17
Labourer 10
Farmer 10
Clerk 6
Shoe Maker 5
Male Servant 5
Silk Weaver 4
Tailor 4
Dress Maker 3
Carpenter 3
Publican 3
Confectioner 3
Dyer 2
Apprentice 2
Dressmaker 2
Joiner 2
Merchant 2
Tobaconist 2
Widow 2
Frame Work Knitter 2
Wheel Wright 2
Butcher 2
Shoemaker Journeyman 2

Cooks Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cox 40% 328,667
2 Cocks 80% 14,051
3 Cooks 100% 5,539
4 Coakes 67% 1,666
5 Cookes 83% 1,159
6 Cakes 40% 760
7 Coaks 80% 484
8 Cokes 60% 404
9 Coxe 40% 320
10 Cockes 67% 136

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The surname Cooks is the 3rd most popular variant of Cox.

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