Blake (surname)

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This article is about the surname "Blake". For the given name, see Blake (given name). For other uses, see Blake (disambiguation).

Blake is a surname which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin.[1] Another theory, presumably in the belief it is a Welsh patronymic in origin, for which there is no evidence, was that it is a corruption of "Ap Lake", meaning "Son of Lake".[2]

Blake was the name of one of the 14 Tribes of Galway in Ireland. These Blakes were descendants of Richard Caddell, alias Blake, who was involved in the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169. As such a long present foreign name, it became known as de Bláca in Irish.[3]

The origins of the name Blake are also considered to be Old Norse, first appearing in Yorkshire, England, possibly derived from the word Blaker, referring to a village and a former municipality of Akershus county, Norway (east of Oslo).[citation needed]

Blake often refers to the British poet, painter and printmaker William Blake (1757–1827).

Notable people with the surname "Blake" include[]

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D[]

  • Dan Blake (1882–1953), American football player
  • Darcy Blake (born 1988), Welsh footballer
  • David Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Dave Blake (1925–2008), Canadian politician
  • Dennis Blake (born 1970), Jamaican sprinter
  • Derek Blake, British researcher
  • Dominick Blake (1806–1859), Irish clergyman
  • Dominique Blake (born 1987), Jamaican sprinter
  • Donald Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Donovan Blake (born 1961), Jamaican-American cricketer
  • Doris Blake (disambiguation), multiple people

E[]

F[]

G[]

  • Geoffrey Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • George Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Gerald Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Gil Blake, American investor
  • Gillian Blake (born 1949), British actress
  • Gladys Blake (1910–1983), American character actress
  • Gladys Blake (writer), American youth fiction writer
  • Gordon Blake (1910–1997), American general
  • Grey Blake (1902–1971), British actor

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I[]

J[]

  • Jack Blake (born 1994), English footballer
  • James Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jameson Blake (born 1997), Filipino-American actor
  • Jamie Blake (born 1975), American singer-songwriter
  • Janet Blake (??–1981), Canadian-American farmer
  • Jared Blake, American singer
  • Jason Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jay Don Blake (born 1958), American golfer
  • Jeff Blake (born 1970), American football player
  • Jennifer Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jere Blake (1875–1933), Welsh rugby union footballer
  • Jeremy Blake (1971–2007), American video artist and painter
  • Jerome Blake (born 1995), Canadian athlete
  • Jerry Blake (1908–1961), American saxophonist
  • Jim Blake (Australian politician) (1921–2010), Australian politician
  • Joaquín Blake (1759–1827), Spanish military officer
  • Joe Blake (1882–1931), English footballer
  • John Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jon Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jonathan Blake (born 1987), American basketball player
  • Jonathan Blake (activist) (born 1949), British activist
  • Jorge Méndez Blake (born 1974), Mexican artist
  • Joseph Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • J. P. Blake (1874–1950), British politician
  • Judith Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Julia Blake (born 1936), British-Australian actress
  • Juliet Blake, British-American film producer

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  • Naomi Blake (1924–2018), British sculptor
  • Natalie Blake (born 1982), British powerlifter
  • Nathan Blake (born 1972), Welsh footballer
  • Nayland Blake (born 1960), American artist
  • Nicholas Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Nickardo Blake (born 1989), Jamaican-American footballer
  • Nils Blake, Swedish nobleman
  • Noel Blake (born 1962), Jamaican footballer
  • Nola Blake, Australian criminal
  • Norman Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Nyle Blake (born 1999), English footballer
  • Nzinga Blake (born 1981), American actress

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  • Pamela Blake (1915–2009), American actress
  • Patrick Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Paul Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Perry Blake (born 1970), Irish singer-songwriter
  • Peter Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Phil Blake (born 1963), Australian rugby league footballer
  • Philip Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • P. L. Blake (born 1936), Canadian football player

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  • Quentin Blake (born 1932), English cartoonist

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  • Rachael Blake (born 1971), Australian actress
  • Ran Blake (born 1935), American pianist
  • Randolph Blake (born 1945), American psychologist
  • Randy Blake (born 1986), American kickboxer
  • Renée A. Blake, American professor
  • Richard Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ricky Blake (born 1967), American football player
  • Rob Blake (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Robbie Blake (born 1976), English footballer
  • Robert Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Robson Blake (born 1995), Welsh rugby union footballer
  • Rockwell Blake (born 1951), American operatic tenor
  • Rod Blake (born 1952), Australian rules footballer
  • Rodney Blake (born 1983), Australian rugby union footballer
  • Rodney Blake (basketball) (born 1966), American basketball player
  • Roger Blake (born 1957), Welsh actor
  • Ronald James Blake (born 1934), English civil engineer
  • Ronnie Blake (born 1972), American trumpeter
  • Roy Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Russell Blake (born 1935), English footballer
  • Russell Blake (author), American author
  • Ruth Blake, American geophysicist
  • Ryan Blake (disambiguation), multiple people

S[]

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  • Tamlin Blake (born 1974), South African artist
  • Tanya Blake (born 1971), British runner
  • Tchad Blake (born 1955), American record producer
  • Ted Blake (1921–1998), British inventor
  • Thomas Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Tia Blake (1952–2015), American writer
  • Tim Blake (born 1952), English musician
  • Timothy Blake, American actress
  • Toe Blake (1912–1995), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • Tom Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Tony Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Torita Blake (born 1995), Australian athlete
  • Trevor Blake (1937–2004), New Zealand cricketer
  • Trevor Blake (entrepreneur), British entrepreneur

V[]

  • Valentine Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Valentino Blake (born 1990), American football player
  • Val Ffrench Blake (1913–2011), English horse breeder
  • Vivian Blake (1956–2010), Jamaican drug dealer
  • Vivian Blake (politician) (1921–2000), Jamaican lawyer and politician

W[]

  • Walter Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Waqa Blake (born 1994), Fijian rugby league footballer
  • Wesley Blake (born 1987), American wrestler
  • Whitney Blake (1926–2002), American actress
  • Wilfred Theodore Blake (1894–1968), English aviator
  • Will Blake (born 1991), American painter
  • William Blake (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Winston Blake (1940–2016), Jamaican producer

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  • Yohan Blake (born 1989), Jamaican sprinter
  • Yvonne Blake (1940–2018), British costume designer

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Fictional characters[]

See also[]

  • Blake (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for "Blake"
  • Justice Blake (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Justices surnamed "Blake"
  • Governor Blake (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Governors surnamed "Blake"
  • Senator Blake (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Senators surnamed "Blake"

References[]

  1. ^ "Blake". Surname Database. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  2. ^ Arthur, William, M.A. (1857). An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import. New York: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & Co. Retrieved 13 February 2009.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Blake". Library Ireland.
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