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The surname Cooke, particularly when of Irish descent, has a history intertwined with the British Isles' complex social and linguistic evolution. Cooke is an occupational surname, derived from the Old English term coc, meaning cook. It originated as a name for someone who worked as a cook, a seller of cooked meats, or the keeper of an eating house.

In Ireland, the Cooke surname was adopted in a variety of forms due to the influence of English settlers during the Norman invasion in the 12th century and subsequent British colonization. The name, in some cases, is an anglicization of the Gaelic Irish surname Ó Comhraidhe, which means descendant of Comhraidhe.

Moreover, Cooke can also be a variant of the surname MacCook, where the prefix Mac denotes son of in Gaelic, thus son of the cook. This is another example of an occupational surname being integrated into the Gaelic naming system.

The history of the Cooke surname in Ireland, as with many surnames, is, therefore, a tapestry of native Gaelic tradition and the imposition of Anglo-Norman surnames. It reflects the broader narrative of Ireland's social and cultural history, marked by occupation and assimilation, and showcases how occupational surnames found in England and Scotland were adopted and adapted by the Irish population.

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