Conocks of Wiltshire; the first of the tribe in those parts was a Mr. Conock, who, temp. Elizabeth, came to Leskeard, a tanner, and laid the foundation of his estate, as Mr. Thomas Rivers of Liskeard informed me." (Gilbert, quoting Hals.)
CONNOR, CONOR. As Cornish surnames, said to be from connor, rage. D. Gilbert, speaking of St. Clements, says, "In this church town is the well-known place of Conor, Condura; id est, the king or prince's water (viz., Cornwall), whose royalty is still over the same, and whose lands cover comparatively the whole parish; from which place in all probability was denominated Cundor or Condor, in Lat. Condorus, i. e. Condura, Earl of Cornwall at the time of the Norman Conquest, who perhaps lived or was born here. And moreover the inhabitants of this church town and its neighbourhood will tell you, by tradition from age to age, that here once dwelt a great lord and lady called Condura." But see Condor.
CONNORTON. See Connor.
CONOCK. See Connock.
CONOR. See Connor.
COODE. From coid, var. coit, cos, coys, cuit, cus (pl. cosaws, cosawes), god, goda, goed, goose, gosse, gûs, gûz, govyth, gyth, wyth, quit, quite, a wood. Hence the surnames Cause, Causse, Caws, Cawse, Coad, Coat, Coath, Code, Cood, Coot, Coote, Cowd, Coose, Cooze (Cossa?), Cuss, Goad, Goate, Good, Goose, Goosey, Gooze, Goozee, Goss, Gosse.
COOM. From root of Coumbe, q. v.
COOSE. From Coose in Creed, from the root of Coode, q. v.
COOT, COOZE. See Coode.
