Kook

== English == === Etymology === Two main origins: Borrowed from Dutch Kook, an occupational surname for a baker or cook Variant spelling of the Korean surname 극 (geuk); compare Kuk. === Proper noun === Kook (plural Kooks) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Kook is the 41657th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 522 individuals. Kook is most common among White (51.53%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (44.83%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kook”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 336. == Limburgish == === Alternative forms === kook (Veldeke spelling) Kouk (Eupen, Selfkant) Kuk, Kok (various dialects, East Limburgish, Southeast Limburgish) === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Germanic *kōkô (“cake; roll; bun”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkoːk/ Rhymes: -oːk === Noun === Kook m (plural Köök, diminutive Köökske) (German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling) cake (both savoury and sweet) ==== Derived terms ==== Rievkook == Low German == === Etymology === From Middle Low German kôke, from Old Saxon *kōko, from Proto-Germanic *kōkô (“cake; roll; bun”). Related to cake, cookie. === Noun === Kook m (plural Koken) (German Low German) cake ==== Derived terms ==== Hönnigkook Pannkook