Balke Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Balke Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Balke family

Profession Census Frequency
School 4
Clerk 2
Domestic Servant 2
Boot Maker & Repairer 1
Dressmaker 1
Formerly General Labourer 1
Housemaid (domestic) 1
Invalid Clerk 1
Machinist 1
Railway Foreman Porter 1
Donkryman 1
Private Means 1
Cook (domestic) 1
Incorporated Accountant Accountancy Employer 1
General Servant (domestic) 1
Razor Grinder 1
Laborer 1
Basket Maker 1
Lacchand Errand Gril 1
Care Setter For Men Care 1
Butcher 1

Balke Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Blake 60% 100,870
2 Belk 60% 2,200
3 Balk 80% 591
4 Baulk 60% 534
5 Bilke 80% 433
6 Bilk 60% 302
7 Bleake 50% 273
8 Balke 100% 267
9 Blakie 50% 228
10 Blaikie 57% 206
11 Bloke 60% 189
12 Bulk 60% 158
13 Blak 40% 128
14 Bleak 20% 112

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The surname Balke is the 8th most popular variant of Blake.

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