Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage English Pronounced Pron. KUWK [key·IPA] 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 VariantsCoke, Cokes, Cooke, CooksonOther Languages & CulturesKoch(German) Cuocco, Cuoco(Italian) Kock(Low German) Categories Catholic saints, English verbs, explorers, martyrs, occupations, WITCH characters, word names