The Zook surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,824 people carried this name — #3,613 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 30,000 people counted. That is up 18% from 8,323 in 2000.

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In print

Zook in American newspapers,
1902–1913.

Newspaper page from The Morris County Chronicle carrying the name Zook
The Morris County Chronicle 1903-08-07
Newspaper page from The Prescott Daily News carrying the name Zook
The Prescott Daily News 1913-08-07
Newspaper page from The Minneapolis Journal carrying the name Zook
The Minneapolis Journal 1902-08-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 24,912 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Zook in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1950s.

24 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Zook. The most, 6, date from the 1900s.

Articles, by state

Victoria 8
New South Wales 6
Queensland 4
Northern Territory 2
Western Australia 2
South Australia 1
Tasmania 1

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

Who carried it

People named Zook,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George Frederick Zook 1885–1951 · educator
  • Anna Esther Zook 1899–1900
  • John Zook 1947–2020 · American football player

Wikidata (CC0) · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Zook,
in the records of 2 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 States283 records

283 records of the Zook name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 167
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 69
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 28
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 12
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record David Hartzler Zook

    Born 1930; from West Liberty, Ohio. U.S. Air Force, pilot; declared dead 1967 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam. Buried at South Union Cemetery, Bellefontaine, Ohio.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ray C. Zook

    Born 1917 in Michigan. Enlisted 1940 at Baltimore, Maryland; cook. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery-Sussex Co., Millsboro, Delaware.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Clyde A. Zook

    U.S. Army veteran of the Spanish–American War. Born 1877, died 1957; buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

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

Showing 3 of 283 records for Zook 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, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Zook name in Canada Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Jolan Klara Zook

    Buried in 1974 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ella May Zook

    Died 1951; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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