Explore the Family Name Cookman

The meaning of Cookman

English: variant of Cockman.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Cookman in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Cookman has experienced a slight dip in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Cookman was ranked 41,262 in terms of most common surnames, but by 2010 it had dropped to 45,253. This represents a change of -9.67 percent. The actual count of people with the Cookman surname also decreased from 498 individuals in 2000 to 473 in 2010, showing a decline of -5.02 percent. Similarly, the proportion of the Cookman surname per 100,000 people fell from 0.18 to 0.16, marking an -11.11 percent change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,262	#45,253	-9.67%
Count	498	473	-5.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cookman

With regard to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts among individuals bearing the Cookman surname between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage of those identifying as White remained the majority at 90.49 percent, this represented a decrease of -0.73 percent from 2000. Interestingly, there were increases in representation among Hispanic (3.81 percent, up from 3.61 percent) and Black identities (1.27 percent, up from no representation in 2000). Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying as two or more races both saw decreases, with changes of -15.92 and -8.07 percent respectively. There was also a new appearance of American Indian and Alaskan Native identities, which made up 1.27 percent of the Cookman surname holders in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.16%	90.49%	-0.73%
Hispanic	3.61%	3.81%	5.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.01%	1.69%	-15.92%
Two or More Races	1.61%	1.48%	-8.07%
Black	0%	1.27%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.27%	0%