McOoke Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

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.

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McOoke Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

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).

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

McOoke Demographics

McOoke Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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McOoke Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McOoke Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name McOoke is borne by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of McOoke.

How Common Is The Last Name McOoke? popularity and diffusion

The last name McOoke is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname McOoke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of McOoke are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in British Isles.

McOoke is most widespread in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 263,577. In Northern Ireland McOoke is mostly found in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Outside of Northern Ireland it exists in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent live.

McOoke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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