McCook Surname
Approximately 2,905 people bear this surname
McCook Surname Definition:
MACCOOK: An old surname in Kintyre and Arran, but usually simply Cook in English.
(1) From Irish MacCug, son of Hugh, a branch of the Burkes (Joyce). John M'Cuk, Andrew M'Cuk, and Richard M'Cuk were tenants under the Douglases in Garvald, 1376 (RHM.
Read More About This SurnameMcCook Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,388 | 1:151,783 | 15,587 |
| Jamaica | 461 | 1:6,225 | 777 |
| England | 178 | 1:313,023 | 23,520 |
| Canada | 152 | 1:242,405 | 23,093 |
| Australia | 145 | 1:186,177 | 18,652 |
| Northern Ireland | 127 | 1:14,528 | 2,004 |
| New Zealand | 94 | 1:48,174 | 7,829 |
| Scotland | 74 | 1:72,349 | 5,525 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| Costa Rica | 28 | 1:170,717 | 2,334 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:134,545 | 9,804 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 46 | 1:96,301 | 6,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 54 | 1:69,319 | 4,089 |
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 414 | 1:121,301 | 11,808 |
McCook Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACCOOK: An old surname in Kintyre and Arran, but usually simply Cook in English.
(1) From Irish MacCug, son of Hugh, a branch of the Burkes (Joyce). John M'Cuk, Andrew M'Cuk, and Richard M'Cuk were tenants under the Douglases in Garvald, 1376 (RHM., I, p. lviii), and William Mokcok (a papal spelling), priest, petitioned for the perpetual vicarage of Crosmichaells in the diocese of Whitehern, 1381 (Pop. Pet., I, p. 556). (2) from Irish Mac Dhabhuc (in the spoken language MacCuag), son of Davuc, a diminutive of David. John M'Coug in Killean parish, 1686, and Kath. M'Coick in Lergiemore, 1695 (Argyll). McCoacke 1786, McCock 1762, M'Cook 1774, Mack Cook 1787, Mc couk 1770, M'couke 1728, McCuk 1768; M'Couck, MacCoaig. The name has been popularly explained by a bit of folklore, from "cubhag (pron. k'uh'ak) which is formed directly from -coo of 'cuckoo,' by the addition of the native suffix" (Prof. Fraser, SGS., I, p. 207). Two persons named Mc Cick and one named Mc Kick are in Lismore, 1692, several persons named Mc Kyek appear in Kilbride in same year (Commons, p. 29).
McCook Demographics
Average Male McCook Height
177.14 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
McCook Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McCook Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McCook occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of McCook.
How Common Is The Last Name McCook? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 151,595th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,508,622 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of McCook live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,388 people, or 1 in 151,783. In The United States it is primarily found in: Florida, where 14 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Texas, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 16 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.
McCook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of McCook has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McCook last name expanded 577 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,047 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 137 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McCook Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McCook surname are 22.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.04% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount McCook earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.08% more than the national average, earning R 275,856 per year; in United States they earn 0.27% more than the national average, earning $43,264 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.1% more than the national average, earning $50,728 CAD per year.
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