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Coco Family History

Coco Surname Meaning

Italian: occupational name for a cook, a seller of cooked meats, or a keeper of an eating house, from southern Italian coco ‘cook’ (from Latin cocus, coquus). Compare Lo Coco.

French: apparently a nickname from coco ‘pet, darling’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Coco family from?

You can see how Coco families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Coco family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Coco families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 2 Coco families living in Kent. This was about 40% of all the recorded Coco's in United Kingdom. Kent and 1 other county had the highest population of Coco families in 1891.
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What did your Coco ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Coco. 24% of Coco men worked as a Laborer and 8% of Coco women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Coco were Barber and Operator.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    24%
  • Farmer
    10%
  • Salesman
    8%
  • Barber
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Housewife
    8%
  • Stenographer
    7%
  • Machine Operator
    7%
  • Operator
    7%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Coco. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Coco. For the veterans among your Coco ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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