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
School 16
Private Means 3
Colliers Boy 2
Adjuster Of Averages 2
Retired Schoolmistress 2
Stationer 2
Housekeeper 2
None Private Means 2
Bank Manager 1
Law Student 1
Bookkeper 1
Blacksmith 1
Traveller Commercial 1
Printers Labourer 1
Veg Cook 1
House Painter Formerly 1
Retired Bookseller 1
Apprentice House Painter & Plumber 1
Works Manager 1
Second Horseman On Farm 1
Iron Turner Rly Cos Carriage Worker 1
Clerk In Above Business 1
Electro Plated Crust Mount Manufacturer 1
Railway Clerk 1
Nursing Home 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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