Cooke
Cooke Derivation Derived from the occupation of cook and anglicisation of various Gaelic names Region of origin England, Ireland Variant form(s) Cook, McCook, MacCook, MacCuagh, MacCooge, Mac Dhabhóc, Mac Uag, Mac Cúg
Cooke is a surname[ 1] of English and Irish origin derived from the occupation of cook and anglicisation of various Gaelic names. Variants include Cook and McCook .
Irish surname origin
Cooke (rather than Cook) is the usual spelling of the surname in Ireland , where it is found throughout all four provinces . In Connacht , Cooke is the modern anglicized form of the Gaelic name Mac Dhabhóc (also called Mac Uag).[ 2] In Leinster , it is mainly an occupational name, long established there.[ 3] In 1465, a law was passed that impacted Gaelic surnames in several counties in Leinster, specifically, Dublin , Meath , Louth and Kildare . The law required that "every Irishman, dwelling betwixt or amongst Englishmen... shall take to him an English surname of one town, as Sutton, Chester, Trim, Skryne, Cork, Kinsale; or colour, as white, black, browne; or art or science, as smith or carpenter; or office, as cooke, butler...".[ 4] In Ulster , many Cookes descend from the MacCooks (MacCuagh) of Kintyre , a branch of the Clan MacDonald .[ 5]
The surname was distributed throughout Ireland in the mid-nineteenth century. The highest numbers of Cooke households were found in counties Cavan , Galway , and Armagh , reflecting a strong presence in both Connacht and Ulster . Other areas, such as Cork and Tipperary , also had significant numbers of households. Below is the detailed distribution of Cooke households by county:[ 6]
Distribution of Cooke Households in Ireland (Mid-19th Century)
Cavan : 61
Offaly : 18
Galway : 51
Leitrim : 17
Armagh : 45
Fermanagh : 15
Tyrone : 43
Down : 13
Tipperary : 40
Laois : 12
Antrim : 34
Monaghan : 11
Cork : 34
Kildare : 10
Derry : 32
Waterford : 9
Westmeath : 31
Louth : 8
Kilkenny : 30
Wicklow: 6
Donegal : 26
Kerry: 6
Limerick : 26
Longford : 6
Wexford : 26
Carlow : 6
Dublin : 25
Mayo : 3
Sligo : 24
Roscommon : 3
Meath : 18
English surname origin
Cooke is a variant of the more common spelling Cook .
People with the surname
Notable people with the surname include:
Alec Cooke (1920-2007), Northern Irish politician
Alexander Cooke (died 1614), English actor
Alfred Tyrone Cooke , of the Indo-Pakistani wars
Alistair Cooke KBE (1908–2004), British-American journalist and broadcaster
Amos Starr Cooke (1810–1871), found of Royal School and Castle & Cooke in Hawaii
Anna Rice Cooke (1853–1934), patron of the arts and founder of the Honolulu Academy of Arts
Anne Margaret Cooke (1907–1997) also known as Anne Cooke Reid, African-American stage director and academic
Anthony Cooke (1505–1576), British scholar
Aoife Cooke (born 1986), Irish long-distance runner and Olympian
Baden Cooke (born 1978), Australian cyclist
Barrie Cooke (1931–2014), Irish painter
Bates Cooke , US Representative 1831–1833, and NY State Comptroller 1839–1841
Benjamin Cooke (1734–1793), British musician
Beryl Cooke (1906–2001), British actress
Callie Cooke (born 1993), English actress
Carolyn Jess-Cooke (born 1978) Northern Irish poet and novelist
C. R. Cooke (Conrad Reginald Cooke, 1901–1996), English early Himalayan mountaineer
Charles Cooke (disambiguation) , several people
Chauncey H. Cooke (1846–1919), American soldier in the U.S. Civil War
Christian Cooke (born 1986), English actor
Clarence Hyde Cooke (1876–1944), businessman in Hawaii
Dave Cooke , Canadian politician
Denise D'Ascenzo Cooke (1958–2019), American news anchor
Derek Cooke (born 1991), basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Deryck Cooke (1919–1975), British musicologist
Doc Cook (Charles L. Cooke, 1891–1958), American jazz bandleader
Douglas Graham Cooke (1895–1955), British World War I flying ace
Dusty Cooke (1907–1987), American professional baseball player
Eamonn Cooke (1936-2016) Irish broadcaster and convicted paedophile
Ebenezer Cooke (1832–1907), Australian politician
Edmund F. Cooke (1885–1967), US congressman from New York
Edward Cooke , several people
Emer Cooke (born 1961) Irish pharmacist and Executive Director of the EMA
Eric Edgar Cooke , Australian murderer
Francis Cooke , Passenger on the Mayflower
Francis Judd Cooke (1910–1995), American composer
Fred Cooke (born 1980) Irish comedian
Gary Cooke , Irish actor, satirist and writer
Geoff Cooke (disambiguation) , several people
George Cooke (disambiguation) , several people
Gordon Cooke , (born 1975) Irish cricketer
Henry Cooke , (1788–1868) Irish Presbyterian minister
H. Basil S. Cooke (1915–2018), Canadian paleontologist
Hope Cooke , Queen of Sikkim
Jack Kent Cooke (1912–1997), Canadian entrepreneur
James Cooke-Collis (1876-1941) Irish born British Army General
Sir James Douglas Cooke (1879–1949), MP for Hammersmith South
James J. Cooke , American historian, author, academic and soldier
James W. Cooke , American naval officer
Janet Cooke (born 1954), American journalist, won a Pulitzer Prize for a fabricated story
Jay Cooke (1821–1905), American financier, notable for financing Union effort in Civil War and Northern Pacific Railway
Jennifer Cooke , actress
Jim Cooke , Irish teacher of maths and physics
John Cooke (disambiguation) , several people
John J. Cooke (actor) (1874-1921) American Actor of Silent Era
John William Cooke (1919–1968), Argentine politician and revolutionary
Joseph Platt Cooke (1730–1816), in American Revolutionary War
L. J. Cooke (Louis Joseph Cooke, 1868–1943), first men's basketball coach at the University of Minnesota
Lawrence H. Cooke (1914–2000), Chief Judge of New York Court of Appeals 1979–1984
Logan Cooke (born 1995), American football player
Lorrin A. Cooke (1831–1902), American politician, governor of Connecticut
Marcia G. Cooke (1954-2023), American jurist
Martin Cooke (disambiguation) , several people
Mary Leggett Cooke (1852-1938), American Unitarian minister and member of the Iowa Sisterhood
Matt Cooke , hockey player
Matthew Cooke (1829-1887), Irish entomologist
Mel Cooke (1934–2013), New Zealand rugby league footballer
Mick Cooke (born 1951), Irish association football manager
Mildred Cooke (1524-1589) - was an English noblewoman and translator.
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke (1825–1914), British botanist
Nathaniel Cooke (19th century), designer of the standard set of chess figures
Nelson Cooke (1919–2018), Australian cellist
Nicole Cooke (born 1983), British cyclist
Olivia Cooke (born 1993), English actress
Peter Cooke (Scouting)
Philip St. George Cooke (1809–1895), 19th century US cavalry officer
Pinny Cooke (1923–2004), New York politician, assemblywoman from Rochester
Ricky Cooke (born 1969), Australian racewalker
Robin Cooke, Baron Cooke of Thorndon , New Zealand judge
Rose Terry Cooke (1827–1892), American author, poet
Ross Cooke (born 1988), English professional wrestler
Sam Cooke (1931–1964), American singer/songwriter
Sir Samuel Cooke (1912–1978), British judge
Samuel Nathaniel Cooke (S. N. Cooke) (1883–1964), English architect
Sarah Cooke (died 1688), English actress
Sasha Cooke , American mezzo-soprano
Senan Cooke (born 1945), Irish hurler
Sidney Cooke (born 1927), paedophile and child killer
Steve Cooke (born 1970), baseball player
Tadhg Cooke , Irish musician
Terence Cooke (1921–1983), Irish American Cardinal, and Archbishop of New York
Theodore Cooke (1836-1910), Anglo-Irish engineer and botanist active in India
Thomas Cooke (disambiguation) , several people
Thomas Simpson Cooke (1782-1848), Irish composer
Tommy Cooke (1914-2014), Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer
Trish Cooke (born 1962), children's TV presenter, author and playwright
Ultan Cooke , Irish chef
Walter E. Cooke (1910–1982), New York politician
Walter H. Cooke (1838–1909), American recipient of the Medal of Honor
Weldon B. Cooke (1884–1914), American pioneer aviator killed in crash
Wells Cooke (1858–1916), American ornithologist
William Cooke (disambiguation) , several people
Wilson Cooke (1819 –1887), American politician and merchant
Zia Cooke (born 2001), American basketball player
Fictional characters with the surname
See also
References
Surnames derived from the occupation of
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