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Cooke Family History
Cooke Genealogy & Family TreeCooke is an English name from Essex, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Old English coc which means "cook" and referred to someone with this occupation, to someone who worked as an innkeeper, or to someone who sold cooked meats. The earliest known ancestor--Jocelin Cocus--was recorded in 1178. The family motto is Nihil habere sine labore which means "To have nothing without labor."
Other spellings include "Cook" and "Cocus." Notable people with the surname include English actress Olivia Cooke (The Quiet Ones, Bates Motel, Ouija), American Olympic athlete Emma Cooke (archery), and American baseball player Steve Cooke (Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds). The first Cooke to come to America was Georg Cooke in Virginia in 1617.
Cooke Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Lettica Cooke -- --, 1836 October 14, 1870 Alabama
- Mary Frances Cooke -- --, 1855 July 14, 1940 Mississippi
- John Cooke -- --, 1462 August 20, 1485 Essex
- Viola Cooke -- --, 1871 December 17, 1954
- Eliza Cooke -- --, 1883 July 16, 1952
Cooke Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Dorothy Cooke -- --, 1619 March 23, 1632
- Samuel Nathaniel Cooke January 5, 1841
- Elijah Cooke -- --, 1749 August 3, 1812 Rhode Island
- Stella Cooke -- --, 1899 February 0, 1981 Gloucestershire
- Mary Cooke -- --, 1479 December 0, 1517
