- Choak
- Choak \Choak\, v. t. & i. See {Choke}. [1913 Webster]
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Choak — This unusual surname, recorded in the spellings of Chocke, Choke, Chockes and Choak, is not apparently what is claimed. According to the 1984 Handbook of Cornish Surnames , Choak derives from chok , meaning jackdaw or chatterer , and is Cornish.… … Surnames reference
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Choke — This unusual surname, recorded in the spellings of Chocke, Choke, Chockes and Choak, is not apparently what is claimed. According to the 1984 Handbook of Cornish Surnames , Choak derives from chok , meaning jackdaw or chatterer , and is Cornish.… … Surnames reference
Choake — Recorded as Chocke, Choke, Chockes, Choak, Choake, and possibly others, this is an English and possibly Cornish surname. According to the Handbook of Cornish Surnames , it derives from the ancient word chok , meaning jackdaw , and hence is a… … Surnames reference
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