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Question: Do you think my last name is stupid!?!.!. i do!.!?
its Cook!.
and i think its stupidest last name in the world!
but my friends think its cool!.
tell me what you think!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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SURNAME: Cook
This distinguished surname, with forty entries in the "Dictionary of National Biography", and having no less than FIFTY (50) Coats of Arms, is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is an occupational name for a cook, seller of cooked meats, or the keeper of an eating house!. The derivation is from the Olde English pre 7th Century "coc", ultimately from the Latin "cocus", "cook"!. It also has the distinction of being recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086**, when one Galter Coc was noted in Essex (**The census taken by William the Conqueror--or King William I--in England)!.The surname is also widespread in early Scottish records!.
Notable bearers of the name were Sir Thomas Cooke, sheriff of London, 1453, and Lord Mayor of London, 1462, and Sir George Cooke who commanded the first division of guards at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815!. Garret Cooke, aged 20 yrs!., who embarked from London on the "Primrose" bound for Virginia in July 1635 was one of the earliest recorded namebearers to settle in America!.
The Coat of Arms most associated with the name is a gold shield with a red chevron between two lions passant guardant!. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Aelfsige thene Coc, which was dated circa 950, in the "Anglo-Saxon Wills Records", during the reign of Edred the Saxon, Ruler of England, 946 - 955!.


http://www!.familysearch!.org has these varied spellings:
COOKE ; KOCH; KOOK; KOOKE; DE COOK ; KOCHEN; KOK; KOECKE ; KOCKE; KOECK ; & COOK COOK (liked it so well, they named him twice!?!? LOL)!.

Some early listings with the name:
Aaron Cooke--b!. abt 1585; Bridport, Dorset, England
Robert Cook (or Cooke)--b!.abt 1510, Pebmarsh, Essex, England
Robert Cooke --b!. abt!. 1390; Lavenham, Suffolk, England
John COOKE--b!. Abt!. 1516, Kent, England
(You should not think the name of your father is stupid or weird!. Not everybody has a name with such an illustrious background as Cook obviously does)Www@QuestionHome@Com

Why is it stupid!? It's what's called a "trade name" or an "occupation name," which means that somewhere back along the line, you had an ancestor who was a cook!. That's an honorable profession!. If you've ever eaten a meal prepared by a good cook and a meal prepared by a bad one, you know that cooking skill makes a big difference!. Other trade names include Miller, Smith, Baker, Farmer, Shepherd, Carter, Fletcher, Clark, Thatcher, Taylor, Fisher!. !. !. !. The list goes on and on!. None of them is stupid!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It is an acient name with a proud heritage!. Captain James Cook was an expert sailor and a famous explorer who came to grief in Hawaii!.

The chief there supposedly boiled and ate him, sharing tender bits with his child!.

The chief said "Here; one man's meat is another man's poi, son"!.

Take heart! You could have been named Ramsbottom!. Then everyone in school would change it to "Ewe_***"!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

As surnames go it's pretty ordinary and far from stupid!.

Besides, if you don't like it you can always change it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I don't! My friends name is Cook!.!.!. and I can guarantee my last name is more stupid than yours!. also, you can have a lot of nicknames with that, like Cookie!

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it is sooo not stupid david cook from american idol has ur last name!!!Www@QuestionHome@Com

No I don't think it is stupid!.
It happens to be my last name too!.
There are actors with that name!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Believe me yours is better then mineWww@QuestionHome@Com

Well!.!.can you!?Www@QuestionHome@Com