Lake Name Meaning: From Old English 'lacu' meaning lake & given to someone who lived by a lake.
First found in Oxfordshire in ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest
Discover how your Lake ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 31 |
| Buckinghamshire | 99 |
| Berkshire | 75 |
| Cambridgeshire | 53 |
| Channel Islands | 29 |
| Cheshire | 62 |
| Cornwall | 51 |
| Cumberland | 7 |
| Derbyshire | 43 |
| Devon | 939 |
| Dorset | 139 |
| Durham | 162 |
| Essex | 223 |
| Gloucestershire | 125 |
| Hampshire | 209 |
| Herefordshire | 5 |
| Hertfordshire | 114 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 7 |
| Kent | 155 |
| Lancashire | 236 |
| Leicestershire | 27 |
| Lincolnshire | 151 |
| London | 1,281 |
| Middlesex | 227 |
| Northumberland | 90 |
| Norfolk | 811 |
| Northamptonshire | 47 |
| Nottinghamshire | 59 |
| Oxfordshire | 80 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 29 |
| Suffolk | 49 |
| Somerset | 98 |
| Surrey | 184 |
| Sussex | 74 |
| Staffordshire | 164 |
| Warwickshire | 141 |
| Westmorland | 6 |
| Wiltshire | 60 |
| Worcestershire | 16 |
| Yorkshire | 465 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 7 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 38 |
| Denbighshire | 9 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 208 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 45 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,260 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 166 |
| Dress Maker | 85 |
| General Labourer | 79 |
| Domestic Servant | 76 |
| Labourer | 66 |
| Living On Own Means | 59 |
| Coal Miner | 55 |
| Farmer | 52 |
| Carpenter | 44 |
| Farm Labourer | 44 |
| Laundress | 43 |
| General Servant | 40 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 34 |
| General Servant Domestic | 30 |
| Gardener | 25 |
| Tailor | 23 |
| House Keeper | 22 |
| Blacksmith | 21 |
| Clerk | 20 |
| General Domestic Servant | 18 |
| Butcher | 17 |
| Farm Servant | 17 |
| Servant | 17 |
| Grocer | 16 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Lake | 3,694 |
| Mary Lake | 3,081 |
| John Lake | 2,774 |
| Elizabeth Lake | 2,135 |
| Sarah Lake | 1,650 |
| George Lake | 1,631 |
| Thomas Lake | 1,474 |
| James Lake | 1,417 |
| Ann Lake | 1,043 |
| Henry Lake | 1,038 |
| Charles Lake | 880 |
| Jane Lake | 866 |
| Robert Lake | 779 |
| Eliza Lake | 719 |
| Alice Lake | 715 |
| Emma Lake | 650 |
| Ellen Lake | 610 |
| Annie Lake | 609 |
| Frederick Lake | 602 |
| Joseph Lake | 537 |
| Alfred Lake | 532 |
| Edward Lake | 529 |
| Emily Lake | 522 |
| Samuel Lake | 485 |
| Arthur Lake | 462 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake | 100% | 49,723 |
| 2 | Luke | 75% | 20,031 |
| 3 | Leek | 25% | 10,625 |
| 4 | Leake | 80% | 9,900 |
| 5 | Leak | 50% | 9,571 |
| 6 | Look | 25% | 3,301 |
| 7 | Leeke | 60% | 1,681 |
| 8 | Loake | 80% | 704 |
| 9 | Looke | 60% | 632 |
| 10 | Loke | 75% | 431 |
| 11 | Like | 75% | 316 |
| 12 | Loak | 50% | 280 |
The surname Lake is the most popular version of all its varients