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| − | The saga of the name '''Cooke''' follows a line reaching back through history to the days of the [[Anglo-Saxon]] tribes in Britain. It is a name for someone who worked as a cook, a seller of cooked meats, or a keeper of an eating-house. The surname '''Cooke''' is derived from the Old English word "coc," which means "cook." | + | The saga of the name '''Cooke''' follows a line reaching back through history to the days of the [[Anglo-Saxon]] tribes in Britain. It is a name for someone who worked as a cook, a seller of cooked meats, or a keeper of an eating-house. The surname '''Cooke''' is derived from the Old English word "coc," which means "cook."<ref>http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/Origin.EN/qx/Cooke-family-crest.htm</ref> |
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English Origin
The saga of the name Cooke follows a line reaching back through history to the days of the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britain. It is a name for someone who worked as a cook, a seller of cooked meats, or a keeper of an eating-house. The surname Cooke is derived from the Old English word "coc," which means "cook."[1]
