What is "cookson"

Cookson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Brian Cookson, British cyclist, and president of British Cycling
• Catherine Cookson, English 20th-century romance novelist
• Harry Cookson, 19th- and 20th-century English footballer
• Isaac Cookson, 18th-century industrialist, founder of the Cookson Group
• Peter Cookson, American 1940s movie actor
• Phil Cookson, rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s for England, Featherstone Rovers, and Leeds
• Sam Cookson (English footballer), 1920s English footballer
• Walter Cookson, 20th-century English footballer