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McCook History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

McCook History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
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Ireland

The history of the name McCook dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from a member of the family who worked as a cook, a seller of cooked meats, or a keeper of an eating-house. The surname McCook is derived from the Old English word coc, which means cook. 1 2

Early Origins of the McCook family

The surname McCook was first found in Essex where the first found record the name was Aelfsige Coc (c.950) who is recorded in an early reference of Anglo Saxon Wills, 3 more than one hundred years before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066.

Galter Coc was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 in Essex and almost two hundred years later, Walter le Kuc was listed in the Assize Rolls of Cheshire in 1260. Continuing the quest, we found Richard Cok in the Assize Rolls of Staffordshire in 1269, Henry Coke in the Assize Rolls of Somerset in 1279, Ralph le Cook and Joan Cokes in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1296. Robert le Couk was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1327 and Roger le Kokes in the Subsidy Rolls of Staffordshire in 1332. 3

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed John Cocus in Norfolk, Alexander Cocus in Yorkshire, Emma Coca in Cambridgeshire and Matthew Cocus in Oxfordshire. 2

Ireby in Lancashire was home to another branch of the family. "This place is written 'Irebi' in the Domesday Survey, and then comprehended three carucates of land. In the reign of James I., lived Thomas Cooke de Irebye. The family of Cooke were the former possessors of the Hall, sometimes called Fothergill Hall, and sometimes Nether Hall." 4

Early History of the McCook family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our McCook research. Another 122 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1561, 1583, 1598, 1608, 1616, 1637, 1640, 1641, 1642, 1643, 1648, 1659, 1660, 1663, 1672, 1683, 1700, 1701, 1715, 1717, 1721, 1734, 1752, 1757, 1758, 1793, 1797, 1802, 1814 and 1890 are included under the topic Early McCook History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

McCook Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name McCook has undergone many spelling variations, including Cooke, Cook, Cocus and others.

Early Notables of the McCook family

Notables of this surname at this time include: John Cooke (or John Cook, John Coke, 1608-1660), the first Solicitor General of the English Commonwealth and led the prosecution of Charles I; Francis Cooke (1583-1663), one of the 102 passengers on the Mayflower; Captain Henry Cooke (c.1616-1672), an English composer, actor and singer, Gentleman of the Chapel Royal and joined the Royalist cause, Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal (1660-1672); Sir William Cooke of Highnam; his son, Sir Robert Cooke (c. 1598-1643), an English politician Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire (1640) and Tewkesbury (1641-1643); his son, Edward Cooke (died 1683)...
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Migration of the McCook family to Ireland

Some of the McCook family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 99 words (7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

McCook migration to the United States +

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name McCook were among those contributors:

McCook Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

George McCook, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1780 5

McCook Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph McCook, who landed in South Carolina in 1813 5

McCook migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

McCook Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Eliza McCook, aged 20, who arrived in Quebec in 1834
James McCook, aged 44, who arrived in Quebec in 1834
Jane McCook, aged 40, who landed in Quebec in 1834
John McCook, aged 16, who arrived in Quebec in 1834
Martha McCook, aged 12, who arrived in Quebec in 1834
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name McCook (post 1700) +

Anson George McCook (1835-1917), American brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, son of John James McCook
Daniel McCook Jr., (1834-1864), American brigade commander in the Union Army, son of Daniel McCook, son of John James McCook
Robert Latimer McCook (1827-1862), American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, son of Daniel McCook
Edward Moody McCook (1833-1909), Major General and Governor of the Colorado Territory, son of John James McCook
Dr. John James McCook (1806-1865), American volunteer surgeon during the Civil War, one of two Ohio brothers who became known as the "Fighting McCooks"
Alexander McDowell McCook (1831-1903), American Major General who commanded XX Corps, son of Daniel McCook
Daniel McCook (1798-1863), American lawyer and officer for the Union army during the American Civil War, one of two Ohio brothers who became known as the "Fighting McCooks"
John McCook (b. 1944), American actor
Anson T. McCook (1881-1966), American Republican politician, Candidate for Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, 1922; Connecticut State Treasurer, 1924; Candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1934 6
Anson George McCook (1835-1917), American Republican politician, U.S. Representative from New York 8th District, 1877-83; Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884 6
... (Another 10 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the McCook family +

Arrow Air Flight 1285

Mr. Robert Frank McCook (1963-1985), American First Sergeant from Woodlawn, Tennessee, USA who died in the Arrow Air Flight 1285 crash 7

Citations +

Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges, A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
American War Memorials - Flight 1285. (Retrieved 2016, August 24) . Retrieved from http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/monument_details.php?SiteID=317&MemID=550