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
Female Servant 335
Agricultural Labourer 314
Independent 288
Farmer 139
Labourer 122
Male Servant 111
Shoe Maker 62
Weaver 49
Dress Maker 44
Clerk 37
Pupil 34
Tailor 32
Grocer 32
Blacksmith 30
Servant 29
Carpenter 24
Cotton Weaver 22
Gardener 22
Ag Labourer 21
Frame Work Knitter 21
Butcher 20
Apprentice 19
Independant 17
Publican 16
Coal Miner 16

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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