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 2,233
Agricultural Labourer 280
General Labourer 226
Domestic Servant 131
Living On Own Means 122
Farmer 107
Dress Maker 106
General Servant Domestic 98
Labourer 83
Laundress 81
Living On Her Own Means 79
General Servant 78
Carpenter 76
Coal Miner 76
Farm Labourer 72
Gardener 64
Clerk 61
General Domestic Servant 45
Painter 42
Blacksmith 41
Cook Domestic Servant 41
Carman 39
Errand Boy 35
Butcher 31
Shoe Maker 31

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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