Cook (surname)
Origin | |
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Language(s) | Old English |
Meaning | Cook (domestic worker) |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Koch, Kok, Cooke, Cooker, Cock, Cocks, and Cox, Cuoco, Kuharić, Kuvarić |
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Cook is an occupational surname of English origin.[2] Notable people with the surname include:
A[]
- Aaron Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Adam Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- A. J. Cook (born 1978), Canadian actress
- A. J. Cook (trade unionist) (1883–1931), Welsh trade unionist
- Alan Cook (disambiguation) or Allan, multiple people
- Alana Cook (born 1997), American soccer player
- Alastair Cook (born 1984), English cricketer
- Albert Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alex Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alfred M. Cook, American politician
- Ali Cook, English magician and actor
- Alice Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alistair Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Allison Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alyssa-Jane Cook (born 1967), Australian actress, singer and television presenter
- Amanda Cook (singer) (born 1984), Canadian singer
- Amy Cook (born 1979), American musician and singer-songwriter
- Anne Cook (disambiguation), or Ann, multiple people
- Annelies Cook (born 1984), American biathlete
- Anthony Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Arthur Cook (disambiguation) multiple people
- Austin Cook (born 1991), American golfer
B[]
- Barbara Cook (1927–2017), singer, actress
- Barrie Cook (1929–2020), English artist
- Barry Cook, American film director
- Beano Cook (1931–2012), American sportscaster
- Bekki Cook (born 1950), American politician
- Benjamin Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bert Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Beryl Cook (1926–2008), English painter
- Betsy Cook, American musician
- Bill Cook or Billy Cook see William Cook (disambiguation)
- Blaine Cook, American singer
- Bobby Lee Cook (1925–2021), American lawyer
- Bob Cook (1948–1978), Canadian ice hockey player
- Boo Cook (born 1972), British comic artist
- Brendon Cook (born 1979), Australian racing driver
- Brian Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bruce Cook (1932–2003), American writer
- Bun Cook, Canadian professional ice hockey forward
- Byron Cook (born April 8, 1954), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives
C[]
- Carole Cook (born 1928), American actress
- Catherine Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Charlie Cook (born 1953), American political analyst
- Chris Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Christine Cook (born 1970), English field hockey player
- Clara Cook (1921–1996), American baseball player
- Clay Cook (born 1978), songwriter, producer and musician
D[]
- Daequan Cook (born 1987), American player with Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Dale Cook (born 1958), American kickboxer
- Dalvin Cook (born 1995), American football player
- Daniel Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Damien Cook (born 1991), Australian Rugby League player
- Dane Cook (born 1972), American comedian
- David Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Dean Cook (born 1985), British actor
- Dennis Cook (born 1962), American former professional baseball pitcher
- Dianne Cook (born 1951), Australian basketball player
- Dick Cook, American Chairman of Disney Studios
- Doc Cook (Charles L. Cooke, 1891–1958), American jazz bandleader
- Don Cook (born 1949 in San Antonio, Texas), American record producer and songwriter, mainly in the field of country music
- Don Cook (organist), organ area coordinator and the university carillonneur at Brigham Young University
- Donna Cook (1926–2006), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Doris Cook (born 1931), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Dorothy Cook (?), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
E[]
- Edith Agnes Cook (1859–1942), first female student at Adelaide University, principal of the Advanced School for Girls
- Eli Cook (1814–1865), American politician
- Elizabeth Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Elisha Cook Jr. (1903–1995), American actor
- Everett Richard Cook (1894–1974), American World War I flying ace
F[]
- Fielder Cook (1923–2003), American television and film director, producer and writer
- Francis Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Frank Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Fred Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Frederick Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
G[]
- Garry Cook (born 1958), former British athlete
- Garry Cook (CEO), British football executive, currently with Manchester City
- George Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Geoff Cook (born Geoffrey Cook in 1951), a former England cricketer
- Glen Cook (born 1944), author
- Glen Cook (baseball)
- Greg Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
H[]
- Harry Cook (born 1949), English martial arts historian and author
- Harry Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Henry Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Herman Cook, known as Junior Cook (1934–1992), hard bop tenor saxophone player
- Hugh Cook (Canadian novelist) (born 1942), Canadian writer
- Hugh Cook (science fiction author) (born 1956), cult author
- Hume Cook, James Hume Cook, Australian politician
I[]
- Ian Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ira Cook (1821–1902), American surveyor, mayor, banker, tax collector, city council member, investor and entrepreneur
J[]
- James Cook (1728–1779), British explorer, navigator, and map maker
- James Cook (Australian footballer), Australian football player
- James Cook (American football), NFL player
- James M. Cook (1807–1868), American businessman and politician
- James William Cook (1820–1875), Canadian businessman and political figure
- James Cook (boxer and community worker), British boxer
- James Cook (Skins character), fictional character from the British teen drama, Skins
- James Cook (American banker), senior vice president of The U.S. Russia Investment Fund (TUSRIF)
- James Cook, a member of Delphic (band)
- Jamie Cook, guitarist with British band, The Arctic Monkeys
- Jamie Cook (footballer)
- Jane Constance Cook (Ga’axstal’as) (1870–1951), Canadian first nations leader and activist
- Jesse Cook, Canadian guitarist
- Jeffrey Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jill Cook, British curator
- Jim Cook (racing driver), NASCAR driver
- Jim Cook Jr., US Army soldier
- Jimmy Cook, South African cricketer
- Joan Cook (born 1934), Canadian Senator for Newfoundland and Labrador
- Joan Riddell Cook, founding director of JAWS (Journalism and Women Symposium)
- Joel Cook (1842–1910), American politician from Pennsylvania
- John Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Johnny Cook (Canadian football), American football player
- Jonathan Cook (born 1965), British writer journalist based in Israel
- Jordan Cook (born 1990), English footballer
- Joseph Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Julian Cook (1916–2017), US Army officer
- Julian Abele Cook Jr. (1930–2017), US District Court judge
- Junior Cook (1934–1992), Herman Cook, hard bop tenor saxophone player
- Justin Cook (born 1982), American voice actor
K[]
- Kathy Smallwood-Cook (born 1960), British sprint athlete
- Kenneth Cook (1929–1987), Australian journalist and novelist
- Kristy Lee Cook (born 1984), American singer
L[]
- Lawrence Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Lee Cook (born 1982), English footballer
- Lemuel Cook (1759–1866), American Revolutionary War veteran
- Leonard Cook (1912–?), Australian boxer at the 1936 Olympics
- Lester Cook (born 1984), American tennis player
- Lewis H. Cook, American politician
- Louise Cook (born 1987), British rally driver
M[]
- Mariana Cook (born 1955), American photographer
- Marlow Cook (1926–2016), Republican US Senator from Kentucky
- Marv Cook (born 1966), American football player
- Matthew Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Merrill Cook (born 1946), Republican member of the US House of Representatives from Utah
- Michael Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mindy Cook (born 1988), American goalball player
- Mitch Cook (born 1961), English football player
- Moxon Cook (1857–1917), Australian sports journalist
- Murray Cook (born 1960), Australian musician
- Myke Cook (born 1989), Australian football player
N[]
- Natalie Cook (born 1975), Australian beach volleyball player
- Nathaniel Cook (19th century), designer of the standard set of chess figures
- Nicholas Cook (born 1950), musicologist
- Nick Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nicky Cook, English boxer
- Norman Cook (born 1963), British musician (aka Fatboy Slim)
O[]
- Octavia Cook (born 1978), New Zealand jeweller
- Olive Cook (1912–2002), British writer and artist
- Oliver Cook (born 1990), British rower
- Omar Cook (born 1982), American-born, naturalized Montenegrin professional basketball player
- Omar Cook (American football) (born 1992), American football defensive back
- Orator F. Cook (1867–1949), American botanist, entomologist, and agronomist
- Orchard Cook (1763–1819), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
- Orval R. Cook (1898–1980), United States Air Force four-star general
- Óscar Alvarado Cook (born 1944), Mexican politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party
- Oscar Cook (1888–1952), British author of novels, non-fiction works and short stories with a supernatural theme
- Otis Cook (1900–1980), American painter born in New Bedford, Massachusetts
P[]
- Pam Cook (born 1943), English film theorist
- Pamela Cook, American mathematician
- Paul Cook (disambiguation) multiple people
- Paul Cook (born 1956) drummer in English Punk band The Sex Pistols
- Paula Cook (born 1969 in Rotherham), British auto racing driver
- Penny Cook (born 1957), Australian actress
- Perry R. Cook (born 1955), computer music researcher and professor at Princeton
- Peter Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
Q[]
- Quentin L. Cook (born 1940), American lawyer, business executive, and religious leader in the LDS Church
- Quinn Cook (born 1993), American basketball player
R[]
- R. James Cook (born 1937), American phytopathologist
- Rachael Leigh Cook (born 1979), actress
- Randall William Cook, American visual effects artist
- Richard Cook (disambiguation) multiple people
- Rick Cook (born 1944), American author
- Rick Cook (architect) (born 1960), New York City architect
- Robin Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Roderick Cook (1932–1990), English playwright, writer, director, and actor
- Rodney Mims Cook Jr. (born 1956), American businessman
- Rodney Mims Cook Sr. (1924–2013), American politician and activist
- Roger Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ron Cook (born 1948), English actor
- Ryan Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
S[]
- Samuel Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Scott Cook, American entrepreneur
- Sharon Anne Cook, Canadian historian
- Sherburne F. Cook (1896–1974), physiologist and pioneer in population studies
- Stephen Cook (disambiguation)
- Steve Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Stu Cook, bassist with U.S rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival
T[]
- Ted Cook (footballer), New Zealand footballer
- Ted Cook (American football) (1922–2006), American football player
- Terry Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Theodore Andrea Cook (1867–1928), British writer and art critic
- Thomas Cook (1808–1892), entrepreneur
- T. S. Cook (1947–2013), American screenwriter and producer
- Timothy D. Cook (born 1960), CEO of Apple, Inc.
- Tommy Cook (actor) (born 1930), American producer, screenwriter, and actor
- Troy Cook (born 1976), Australian footballer
- Tyler Cook (born 1997), American basketball player
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V[]
- Vernon Cook (born 1927), former member of the Ohio House of Representatives
- Victor Cook is an American television director, writer, and producer
- Victoria Cook, former World Champion archer who represented the United States
- Virgil Young Cook (1848–1922), American Confederate veteran and planter
- Vivian Cook (academic) (born 1940), Emeritus Professor of Applied Linguistics at Newcastle University, UK
- Vivian E. Cook (born 1937), represents District 32 in the New York State Assembly
W[]
- Walter William Spencer Cook (1888–1962), American art historian and professor, he specialized in Spanish Medieval art history.
- Wesley Cook (born 1954), later known as Mumia Abu-Jamal, American convicted of the 1981 murder of a Philadelphia police officer
- Will Marion Cook (1869–1944), American composer and violinist
- William Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
- Willie Cook (1923–2000), American jazz trumpeter
- Whitfield Cook (1909–2003), American writer
- W. T. Cook (1884–1970), American college sports coach
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Y[]
- Yassar Cook (born 1993), South African first class cricketer
- Yvette Cook, known as "Lady E", member of Newcleus, American electro and old school hip hop group
Z[]
- Zachary Cook, American politician, Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
- Zadock Cook (1769–1863), United States Representative from Georgia
See also[]
- Cooke
- Cook (disambiguation)
- Kook (surname)
References[]
- ^ "Cook Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ Browne, W.A.F.; Reaney, P.H.; Wilson, R.M.; Scull, A. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Tavistock classics in the history of psychiatry. Routledge. p. 732. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
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