Cook Family Crest and Surname Origin
A short guide to the Cook surname: its meaning, its roots in England, and its heraldry.
Order your pack and our heraldry team researches and paints the Cook coat of arms for you.
Origin of the Cook name
Cook is an English occupational surname for a cook, a seller of cooked meats, or the keeper of an eating house, from Old English coc. Large households, monasteries and towns all needed cooks, so the name arose widely across England.
Our historical archives hold much more on the Cook name: dates, names and records of early bearers.
This overview covers the Cook name in England. We also hold records of the name in other countries, such as the United States, Australia and Canada; your full pack is researched for your family's country of origin.
Get your full Cook family history
The researched Cook pack traces meaning, early bearers and migration routes, and includes a personalized Cook coat of arms.
Cook name FAQ
What does the Cook name mean?
Cook. Common variants include Cooke, Coke, Cookson.
Where does the Cook surname come from?
It originates in England, and is also found in the United States, Australia and Canada.
Is there a Cook coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals, not whole surnames, so there is no single Cook crest. Herald Lab paints a personalized Cook coat of arms based on historic heraldry.
Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Sources: Reaney & Wilson, Dictionary of English Surnames; Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford); US Census Bureau 2010.