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
School 875
Farm Labourer 114
Private Means 71
General Labourer 68
Labourer 64
General Servant (domestic) 64
Domestic Servant 57
Dressmaker 43
Farmer 41
None 40
Laundress 39
Carpenter 30
At School 30
Shop Assistant 29
Dress Maker 25
Cook (domestic) 24
Clerk 23
House Keeper 23
Scholar 23
Coal Miner Hewer 22
Charwoman 18
Assisting In The Business 18
Bricklayer 18
House Painter 18
Home 18

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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