Lake Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Lake Name Meaning: From Old English 'lacu' meaning lake & given to someone who lived by a lake.

First found in Oxfordshire in ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lake Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lake family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 922
Agricultural Labourer 236
Labourer 111
Domestic Servant 71
Dress Maker 57
General Servant 54
Laundress 48
Carpenter 46
Servant 42
Tailor 30
Farm Labourer 28
Gardener 26
Annuitant 24
House Keeper 24
Coal Miner 23
Sawyer 21
Shoe Maker 20
Nurse 19
Straw Plaiter 19
Lace Maker 18
Farm Servant 17
Charwoman 17
Blacksmith 17
Dressmaker 16
Mason 16

Lake Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lake 100% 49,723
2 Luke 75% 20,031
3 Leek 25% 10,625
4 Leake 80% 9,900
5 Leak 50% 9,571
6 Look 25% 3,301
7 Leeke 60% 1,681
8 Loake 80% 704
9 Looke 60% 632
10 Loke 75% 431
11 Like 75% 316
12 Loak 50% 280

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

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