Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈkʊk/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from Old English coc meaning "cook", ultimately from Latin coquus. It was an occupational name for a cook, a man who sold cooked meats, or a keeper of an eating house. Related NamesDetails RootcocVariantsCoke, Cokes, Cooke, CooksonOther Languages & CulturesDe Kock, Kock, Kok(Dutch) De Cock(Flemish) Koch(German) Cuocco, Cuoco(Italian) Kock(Low German) Categories bass guitarists, brand names, Catholic saints, child actors, comedians, drummers, English nouns, English verbs, explorers, food, guitarists, martyrs, WITCH characters, word names