Cook Family History

Cook Surname Meaning

English: occupational name for a cook, a seller of cooked meats, or a keeper of an eating house from Middle English cok, coke, cook, couk, cuk(e) (Old English cōc) ‘cook’ or ‘seller of cooked foods’. See also Kew.

Irish and Scottish: usually identical in origin with the English name (see 1 above) but in some cases a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cúg ‘son of Hugo’ (see McCook).

Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘cook’ such as German and Jewish Koch, Dutch Kook, Polish Kucharz and Kucharczyk, Slovenian and Croatian Kuhar, North German Kuk.

Americanized form of Slovenian, Croatian, and Polish Kuk. Americanized form (mistranslation into English) of French Lécuyer ‘squire’ (see Lecuyer).

Americanized form of Korean and especially Chinese (Cantonese) Kuk 5-9 or of its variant Kook 3-6.

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

Similar surnames: Rook, Hook, Look, Coop, Crook, Kook, Coon, Cool, Tock, Book

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379K	Military Records
299K	Immigration Records
2M	Census and Voter Lists
5M	Member Trees

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Where is the Cook family from?

You can see how Cook families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cook family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Cook families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 9,871 Cook families living in London. This was about 17% of all the recorded Cook's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Cook families in 1891.

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What did your Cook ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Cook. 6% of Cook men worked as a General labourer and 64% of Cook women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Cook were Bricklayer and Incapacitated.

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General labourer

Builders labourer

Incapacitated

Bricklayer

Unpaid domestic duties

64%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Incapacitated

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Census Record

There are 2M census records available for the last name Cook. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Cook census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 299K immigration records available for the last name Cook. 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 379K military records available for the last name Cook. For the veterans among your Cook ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Cook lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Cook life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1940, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Cook in 1940 was 23, and 74 in 2004.

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Cook Surname Meaning

Irish and Scottish: usually identical in origin with the English name (see 1 above) but in some cases a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cúg ‘son of Hugo’ (see McCook).

Americanized form of Slovenian, Croatian, and Polish Kuk. Americanized form (mistranslation into English) of French Lécuyer ‘squire’ (see Lecuyer).

Americanized form of Korean and especially Chinese (Cantonese) Kuk 5-9 or of its variant Kook 3-6.

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

Where is the Cook family from?

What did your Cook ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

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

General labourer

Builders labourer

Incapacitated

Bricklayer

Unpaid domestic duties

64%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Incapacitated

What Cook family records will you find?

What is the average Cook lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Cook life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1940, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Cook in 1940 was 23, and 74 in 2004.

Cook Family History

Cook Surname Meaning

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Cook Surname Meaning

12 million record(s) for Cook

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Where is the Cook family from?

What did your Cook ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Cook family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Cook lifespan?

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