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.
Discover how your Blake ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 192 |
| Berkshire | 337 |
| Cambridgeshire | 72 |
| Channel Islands | 35 |
| Cheshire | 172 |
| Cornwall | 318 |
| Cumberland | 69 |
| Derbyshire | 79 |
| Devon | 570 |
| Dorset | 129 |
| Durham | 214 |
| Essex | 436 |
| Gloucestershire | 409 |
| Hampshire | 1,252 |
| Herefordshire | 37 |
| Hertfordshire | 236 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 23 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 498 |
| Lancashire | 703 |
| Leicestershire | 99 |
| Lincolnshire | 164 |
| London | 2,899 |
| Middlesex | 415 |
| Northumberland | 131 |
| Norfolk | 476 |
| Northamptonshire | 107 |
| Nottinghamshire | 78 |
| Oxfordshire | 126 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 23 |
| Shropshire | 20 |
| Suffolk | 384 |
| Somerset | 339 |
| Surrey | 522 |
| Sussex | 201 |
| Staffordshire | 118 |
| Warwickshire | 241 |
| Westmorland | 15 |
| Wiltshire | 652 |
| Worcestershire | 151 |
| Yorkshire | 571 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 9 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 8 |
| Denbighshire | 21 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 253 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 85 |
| Pembrokeshire | 22 |
| Radnorshire | 3 |
| 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 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Blake | 6,642 |
| Mary Blake | 5,755 |
| John Blake | 4,579 |
| Elizabeth Blake | 3,992 |
| George Blake | 3,767 |
| James Blake | 3,421 |
| Sarah Blake | 2,945 |
| Thomas Blake | 2,833 |
| Henry Blake | 2,476 |
| Charles Blake | 2,386 |
| Ann Blake | 1,991 |
| Jane Blake | 1,781 |
| Eliza Blake | 1,463 |
| Ellen Blake | 1,440 |
| Emma Blake | 1,399 |
| Alice Blake | 1,397 |
| Frederick Blake | 1,383 |
| Annie Blake | 1,362 |
| Joseph Blake | 1,358 |
| Robert Blake | 1,286 |
| Arthur Blake | 1,261 |
| Alfred Blake | 1,212 |
| Edward Blake | 1,154 |
| Emily Blake | 1,062 |
| Walter Blake | 984 |
| 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 |
The surname Blake is the most popular version of all its varients