Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BLAKE
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
Related and similar surnames
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Blac
Blackew
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Blacka
Blackc
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Blaccoe
Blacey
Blacie
The Blake surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
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.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BLAKE. ''Bleke, wan of colour," Palsgr. A- Sax. Mccc, Mac, pallidus — a person of pale complexion. The Blalces of Ireland descend from Richard B., who accompanied Prince John to tliat country in 1185, and settled in co. Galway.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.