How Common Is the Last Name Cook?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Cook today

335,034

Ranked #65 of 162,254 published surnames · 102.58 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 302,589 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

81.8%

Black

12.55%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.57%

Hispanic

2.17%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.