The name Cook follows a line reaching back through history to the days of the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britain. It is a name for a seller of cooked meats, a keeper of an eating house or someone who worked as a cook. The surname Cook is derived from the Old English word, (coc) which means cook. Researchers found the first record of the name Cook in Essex where the family were seated from ancient times following examination of such manuscripts as the Domesday...
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