McOoke Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
McOoke 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 SurnameMcOoke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
McOoke 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).
McOoke Demographics
McOoke Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McOoke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McOoke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McOoke is most common in Northern Ireland. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name McOoke? popularity and diffusion
The surname McOoke is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name McOoke occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of McOoke reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in British Isles.
This last name is most prevalent in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 263,577. In Northern Ireland McOoke is primarily found in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Besides Northern Ireland this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent live.
McOoke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the McOoke last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCooke | 92 | 147 | / |
| McOok | 91 | 8 | / |
| McHooker | 86 | 0 | / |
| McCooker | 86 | 0 | / |
| Mcokie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mchoke | 83 | 1 | / |
| McOske | 83 | 1 | / |
| McGook | 83 | 0 | / |
| McCoke | 83 | 0 | / |
| McCooskey | 80 | 2 | / |
| McOsker | 77 | 420 | / |
| McCooks | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mccoske | 77 | 1 | / |
| McGooky | 77 | 0 | / |
| McOskee | 77 | 0 | / |
| McCoker | 77 | 0 | / |
| McCokey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Msoke | 73 | 983 | / |
| Mcoki | 73 | 143 | / |
| Mzoke | 73 | 71 | / |
| Mckok | 73 | 15 | / |
| McOck | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mccok | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mjoke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mkoke | 73 | 1 | / |
| McAke | 73 | 1 | / |
| McOog | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mcoce | 73 | 1 | / |
| McCoskey | 71 | 1,007 | / |
| McKoskey | 71 | 74 | / |
| McHoskey | 71 | 13 | / |
| McCoukey | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCqokey | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCockey | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCoskee | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCuoker | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCocker | 71 | 0 | / |
| McKosker | 71 | 0 | / |
| McHocker | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCouker | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCoog | 67 | 148 | / |
| Mckock | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mccock | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mkokeu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mgcoki | 67 | 10 | / |
| McHake | 67 | 6 | / |
| McCcoskey | 67 | 5 | / |
| McAkey | 67 | 3 | / |
| McCake | 67 | 2 | / |
| McCkoskey | 67 | 2 | / |
| McCouskey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mcocoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgcoks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mcoche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mckoki | 67 | 1 | / |
| McAkee | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKoshkey | 67 | 1 | / |
| McIoce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mcoski | 67 | 1 | / |
| McCousker | 67 | 0 | / |
| McAker | 67 | 0 | / |
| McOsky | 67 | 0 | / |
| McCoks | 67 | 0 | / |
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