The Cooksey surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,740 people carried this name — #5,187 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 43,900 people counted. That is down 2% from 6,845 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Cooksey surname

Habitational surname from a minor place in Worcestershire, from the Old English personal name Cucu + -s- + īeġ (“island”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Cooksey» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Cooksey in American newspapers,
1909–1915.

Newspaper page from Rock Springs Miner carrying the name Cooksey
Rock Springs Miner 1915-04-24
Newspaper page from The Lusk Herald carrying the name Cooksey
The Lusk Herald 1909-07-29
Newspaper page from The Lusk Herald carrying the name Cooksey
The Lusk Herald 1909-08-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,726 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Cooksey in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

1,322 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cooksey. The most, 432, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 2.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 925
Tasmania 187
Victoria 63
ACT (Canberra) 53
Queensland 44
South Australia 23
Western Australia 20

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cooksey.

Who carried it

People named Cooksey,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Cooksey
    John Cooksey 1941–2022 · physician
  • Virginia Earp 1821–1893
  • Thomas Cooksey 1864–1948 · chemist
  • Dorothy Cooksey 1887–
  • David Cooksey 1940–2024 · businessperson
  • Marian Cooksey 1943–2020 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Cooksey,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States368 records

368 records of the Cooksey name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 224
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 102
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 12
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 12
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 8
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Thomas Cooksey

    Born 1923 in Texas. Enlisted 1943 at Houston; construction laborer from Fort Bend County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record George Cooksey

    Arrived at New York in 1873 aboard the City of Richmond from Liverpool, aged 21; miner. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Fredick J. Cooksey

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1943, died 1996; buried at Sunset Cemetery, Pacific, Missouri.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 368 records for Cooksey in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia75 records

75 records of the Cooksey name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 47
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 11
  • Tasmanian Names Index 7
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 6
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 4
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Sarah Cooksey

    Died 1886 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 77. Will registered in Tasmania in 1886.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thomas Cooksey

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Kyle, aged 41; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Cooksey

    Of Leichhardt near Sydney, New South Wales; died 1912.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 75 records for Cooksey in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom7 records

7 records of the Cooksey name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record B. Cooksey

    Labour Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. Cooksey

    Royal Scots. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 2 of 7 records for Cooksey in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Cooksey name in Canada
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos Cooksey

    Came to Ontario in 1874 aboard the Texas, bound for Bradford, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record David Cooksey

    Died 1974; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jos Cooksey

    Came to Ontario in 1880 aboard the Scandinavian, landing at Quebec, bound for Bradford, Ontario; Irish.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Cooksey in Canada.

Counts: Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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