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Cookery Family History

Cookery Name Meaning

Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.


Similar surnames: Corkery, Cooper, Dockery, Cocker, Booker, Cooksey, Cooley, Coomer

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Where is the Cookery family from?

You can see how Cookery families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cookery family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1840 and 1920. The most Cookery families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there was 1 Cookery family living in Indiana. This was 100% of all the recorded Cookery's in USA. Indiana had the highest population of Cookery families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Cookery surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
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What did your Cookery ancestors do for a living?

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Cookery ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

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Census Records

There are 258 census records available for the last name Cookery. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Cookery census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 48 immigration records available for the last name Cookery. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 42 military records available for the last name Cookery. For the veterans among your Cookery ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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