Blake Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Blake Name Meaning: An Anglo-Saxon name which may originate from the nickname 'blac'(dark) or 'blaac' (pale) which

A sobriquet (nickname) which was probably given to someone with dark hair or skin or someone with pale hair or skin.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Blake Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Blake family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,956
Agricultural Labourer 307
Labourer 264
Domestic Servant 131
General Servant 103
Dress Maker 93
Laundress 84
Ag Labourer 81
Carpenter 78
Annuitant 60
Servant 58
Farm Labourer 49
House Keeper 46
No Occupation 45
Dressmaker 42
Wife Of Above 41
Clerk 39
Gardener 38
Tailor 37
Shoe Maker 36
General Servant Domestic 35
Mason 34
Nurse 34
Farm Servant 33
Cook 32

Blake Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Blake 100% 100,870
2 Belk 40% 2,200
3 Balk 40% 591
4 Baulk 20% 534
5 Bilke 60% 433
6 Bilk 40% 302
7 Bleake 83% 273
8 Balke 60% 267
9 Blakie 83% 228
10 Blaikie 71% 206
11 Bloke 80% 189
12 Bulk 40% 158
13 Blak 80% 128
14 Bleak 60% 112

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The surname Blake is the most popular version of all its varients

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