How Many People Have the Last Name Cook?
people had the surname Cook in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 975 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+7,794 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Cook (81.8%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 12.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Cook ranks #43. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Cook grew from 294,795 people in 2000 to 302,589 in 2010 (up 2.6%), and its rank fell from #60 to #65. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 109.28 to 102.58 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 294,795 | 302,589 |
| Rank | #60 | #65 |
| Per 100,000 people | 109.28 | 102.58 |
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Same Soundex code as Cook: C200
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