Cooks

Cooks Meaning & Origin

About Cooks
The surname Cooks is an occupational surname derived from the Middle English word "cok" or "cook," which referred to a person who prepared food for a living. The name was given to individuals who worked as cooks or chefs in medieval times. As an occupational surname, Cooks signifies the ancestral profession of cooking and is often associated with culinary skills and expertise.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Cooks is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Cooks: 6,157
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 5,640
  • Frequency per 100k people: 2.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Cooks based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Cooks is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KKS
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K UH1 K S
🌐 IPA
/kʊks/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KKS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Cooks in Braille

Here's how to represent Cooks in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Cooks in braille

How to sign the name Cooks using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Cooks using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Cooks in sign language

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