Cock (surname)

Cock (surname)
Cock
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Two chefs in the process of cooking.
Origin
Word/Name Dutch and Flemish
Meaning Derived from the occupation of a cook.
Other names
Related names de Cock, kok, de Kok

The surname Cock is derived from the Dutch and Flemish surname de Cock, alternately found as de Cook or de Kok and can be Anglicanised as Cook, and comes from the occupation of a cook.

The name Cock is also a variant spelling of Cox, which is of Old English or Welsh origin, and developed independently of the Dutch and Flemish name.

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