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]
English surname origin
Cooke is a variant of the more common spelling
Cook.
This page lists people with the
surnameCooke. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.
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]
English surname origin
Cooke is a variant of the more common spelling
Cook.
This page lists people with the
surnameCooke. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.