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
Living On Own Means 230
General Labourer 215
Scholar 133
General Servant Domestic 132
Dress Maker 118
Cook Domestic 110
Carpenter 89
Farmer 81
Housemaid Domestic 79
Agricultural Labourer 76
Domestic Servant 74
Laundress Wash 63
Gardener Domestic 50
House Maid Domestic 50
Dock Labourer 41
Servant Domestic 39
School 38
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 37
Stone Mason 36
House Keeper 35
Bricklayer 33
Carman 33
Charwoman 33
Tailoress 33
Blacksmith 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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