The Kok surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,622 people carried this name — #17,398 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 181,800 people counted. That is up 15% from 1,408 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Kok surname
A surname originating as an occupation, meaning cook.
From kok (“cook”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Kok» (Dutch), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Poland’s population register
142 people named Kok have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 222 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 141 people named Kok live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
85 people named Kok live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 80 people named Kok.
Most of them — 59 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In the Nordic population registers
72 people named Kok is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Kok in American newspapers,
1899–1963.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 164,620 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Kok,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johannes Kok 1821–1887 · priest -
Albertus Jacobus Theodorus Kok 1861–1913 · architect -
Antony Kok 1882–1969 · writer -
Leo Kok 1893–1992 · composer -
Jan Kok 1899–1982 · pharmacist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 135 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kok.
- Kohen 743 · U.S. census
- Kohl 9,303 · U.S. census
- Kohler 16,686 · U.S. census
- Kohn 9,701 · U.S. census
- Kohr 1,520 · U.S. census
- Kohut 2,002 · U.S. census
- Kokot 294 · U.S. census
- Kolakowski 1,370 · U.S. census
- Kolar 4,413 · U.S. census
- Kolasa 855 · U.S. census
- Kolb 11,705 · U.S. census
- Koll 1,282 · U.S. census
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