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
School 1,823
Private Means 187
Farm Labourer 170
General Labourer 148
General Servant (domestic) 107
Labourer 102
None 96
Dressmaker 92
Farmer 90
Domestic Servant 72
Clerk 69
Carpenter 65
Scholar 56
Dress Maker 53
Shop Assistant 52
House Keeper 51
At Home 50
Cook (domestic) 48
Laundress 48
At School 45
Bricklayer 45
Dock Labourer 44
Housemaid (domestic) 43
Housekeeper 42
Carman 42

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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