Origins of the Cooke surname
About the Cookes
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Interesting facts about Cooke
How common is your surname?
145th most common surname in the UK
Who were Cookes most likely to marry?
Cook Or Coock Or Cookes
What are the most common Cooke first names?
John
William
Mary
Elizabeth
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Common jobs for Cookes
Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.
Common female occupations for Cookes in 1921
Dressmaker
809
Living On Own Means
413
Laundress
353
General Servant Domestic
341
Domestic Servant
318
Common male occupations for Cookes in 1921
Farmer
656
Coal Miner
608
Agricultural Labourer
551
General Labourer
482
Blacksmith
436
