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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
- Walter Cooke Cooke -- --, 1587 December 0, 1668
- William Cooke -- --, 1555 December 0, 1579
- Sara Pieterse Cooke -- --, 1609 December 0, 1688 North Holland
- Mary Cooke -- --, 1634 December 0, 1720 Virginia
- Katherine Cooke
Cooke Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- William Cooke -- --, 1586 March 3, 1615
- Robert Cooke -- --, 1693 January 20, 1732 Massachusetts
- Mary Cooke -- --, 1677 April 9, 1737 Virginia
- Fanny Lou Cooke -- --, 1845 April 0, 1919 Louisiana
- Norman Cooke -- --, 1375 December 0, 1401
