Cookes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cookes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cookes family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 25
Labourer 3
Butcher 2
Railway Labourer 1
Labourer Of Clay Pits 1
Land Owner 1
Private 1
Manager To Corn Dealer 1
No Profession 1
Cook 1
Engine Driver At Iron Works 1
Blacksmiths Hammerman 1
Book Seller & Stationer Assistant 1
Clerk At Pickford 1
Licenced Victualler 1
Railway Porter 1
Railway Signal Man 1
Land Owner Merchant 1
Annuitant 1
Barmaid 1
Brewer 1
Cab Driver 1
Annuitant And Land Owner 1
Domestic Servant 1
Rector Of Astley 1

Cookes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cooks 83% 5,539
2 Coakes 83% 1,666
3 Cookes 100% 1,159
4 Cakes 67% 760
5 Coaks 67% 484
6 Cokes 83% 404

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

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