Kook

Occupational

Meaning

One who cooks or works in a kitchen.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch 'coke' meaning cook. The surname derives from the occupational designation for kitchen workers in medieval Low Countries.

About the Kook Surname

An occupational surname indicating someone employed as a cook or kitchen servant. The name reflects the medieval practice of deriving surnames from common professions.

Distribution & Frequency

Estimated 2,500 bearers in the United States #2,566 most common surname
Rare Common

Primarily found in Netherlands, Belgium, and South Africa.

Kook Surname Distribution

Geographic distribution based on Civil War military records.

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Notable Bearers

Limited historical documentation

People with the Kook Surname

Abraham I. Kook

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