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BLAKE

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There are approximately 34,702 people named Blake in the UK. That makes it the 265th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 549 are named Blake.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Nickname

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The Blake surname in historical dictionaries

A corruption of the British Ap Lake, from Ap, signifying from, or son, and Lake,--the son of Lake. The family went into Ireland with Strongbow, where the name became corrupted into Blake. Ap Lake was one of the knights of Arthur's Round Table.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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