Wikipedia:
Blake is a surname or a given name 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. Another theory is that it is a corruption of "Ap Lake", meaning "Son of Lake".
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.
The Origins of the name Blake is also considered to be Old Norse first appearing in England Yorkshire, possibly derived from the word Blaker referring to a village and a former municipality of Akershus county, Norway (east of Oslo).
Blake often refers to the British poet, painter and printmaker William Blake (1757–1827) or to the contemporary figurative artist Blake (sculptor).
People with surname Blake
Amanda Blake American actress (Miss Kitty on television's Gunsmoke)Andrew Blake (scientist), British scientist and Visiting Professor at the University of EdinburghAndrew Blake (director), American adult film directorAndy Blake, series of books by Edward Edson LeeAnita Blake Vampire Hunter series of books by Laurell K HamiltonAnthony Richard Blake (1786-1849) Irish lawyer, administrator and 'backstairs Viceroy of Ireland
Blind Blake, American blues and ragtime musicianBud Blake, American cartoonist
Casey Blake, American baseball playerCatherine Blake (disambiguation), several people including
Catherine Blake, wife and muse of William BlakeCharles E. Blake, Pentecostal BishopClive Blake, bass guitarist for the Anti-Nowhere League
Daphne Blake, fictional character from Scooby-DooDarcy Blake, Welsh footballerDavid Blake (disambiguation), several people including
Dave Blake, Canadian politicianDavid Blake (general), Australian generalDennis Blake, Jamaican track and field athleteDerek Blake, British biomedical researcherDonovan Blake, Jamaican-American cricketer
Edward Blake, Canadian politicianEubie Blake, American jazz pianist and composerEugene Carson Blake, American Protestant leader
Sir Francis Blake, 1st Baronet, of Twizell CastleSir Francis Blake, 2nd Baronet, of Twizell Castle, High Sheriff of Northumberland (1784),Sir Francis Blake, 3rd Baronet, of Twizell Castle, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed 1820-1826 and 1827–1834Sir Francis Blake, 1st Baronet, of Tillmouth Park, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed 1916-1922Francisco Blake Mora (1966–2011), Mexican politician
Geoffrey Blake (disambiguation), several peopleGeorge Blake (born 1922), British spy, double agent for the Soviet UnionGeorge E. Blake (1775–1871), American music publisherGerald Blake, British television directorGillian Blake, British actressGordon Blake, USAF general
Hamish Blake, Australian comedianHarris Blake, American politicianHenry Blake, fictional character in M*A*S*HHenry Arthur Blake, British colonial administratorHomer C. Blake, American naval officerHoward Blake, British composer
James Blake (disambiguation), several people including:
James Carlos Blake, American writerJames F. Blake (1912–2002), bus driverJames Blake (born 1979), American professional tennis playerJames "Spanish" Blake, Nine Years War figureRonald James Blake, civil engineerJason Blake (ice hockey) (born 1973), American ice hockey playerJason Blake (footballer) (born 1981), Australian football playerJeff Blake (born 1970), retired American football quarterbackJeremy Blake (1971–2007), American video artist and painterJerome Blake (born 1956), English actorJoaquín Blake y Joyes (1759–1827), Spanish generalJohn Blake (disambiguation), several people including:
John Blake, Jr. (born 1947), American jazz violinistJon Blake (disambiguation), several peopleJoseph Blake (governor), governor of South CarolinaJoseph Blake, 3rd Baron Wallscourt (1797–1849), Irish nobleman and socialistJulia Blake (born 1936), Australia-based British-born actress
Karen Blake, Boston disk jockeyKarl Blake (born 1956), English musicianKatharine Blake (born 1970), British singerKen Blake, a pseudonym of English novelist Robert HoldstockKeith Blake (born 1950), Jamaican roots reggae singer a.k.a. Prince Alla
Lillie Devereux Blake (1835–1913), American suffragist
Madge Blake (1899–1969), American actressMark Blake (footballer born 1967) (born 1967), English footballerMatthew Blake (rugby league), English rugby league playerMervyn Blake (1907–2003), Canadian actorMichael Blake (disambiguation), several people including
Michael Blake (author) (born 1945), American authorMichael Blake (composer) (born 1951), South African composer
Nathan Blake, a Welshman and UK football playerNoel Blake, a Jamaican and UK football playerNorman Blake (American musician), American folk/bluegrass instrumentalist and vocalistNorman Blake (Scottish musician), Scottish rock musician who is a member of Teenage FanclubNzinga Blake, American/Sierra Leonean actress and writer
Peter Blake (disambiguation), several people including:
Peter Blake (actor) (born 1948), British actorPeter Blake (yachtsman) (1948–2001), New Zealand yachtsmanSir Peter Blake (artist) (born 1932), British artist
Quentin Blake, English cartoonist, illustrator and children's author
Ran Blake (born 1935), American pianistRob Blake (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey playerRobbie Blake (born 1976), English footballerRobert Blake (disambiguation), several people including:
Robert Blake (admiral) (1599–1657), English AdmiralDr. Robert R. Blake (1918–2004), American management theoreticianRobert Blake (actor) (born 1933), American actorRobert Blake, Baron Blake (1916–2003), English historianRobert Harrison Blake, fictional character created by H. P. LovecraftRobert O. Blake, American diplomatRobert O. Blake, Jr., American diplomat, the son of the aboveRobert Blake (1772–1822), dentistRodney Blake (born 1983), Australian rugby union footballerRoj Blake, fictional character from the television serial Blake's 7Ronald James Blake (born 1934), civil engineer
Sarah Blake, American pornographic actorSexton Blake, fictional detective for multiple authorsSophia Jex-Blake, British physician and feministSophie Blake, British television presenterSteve Blake, American basketball player
Tchad Blake, record producerThomas Blake (disambiguation), several peopleThomas Blake Glover, Scottish merchantToe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Sir Valentine Blake, 1st Baronet (1560–1635), Irish merchant and Mayor of GalwayVivian Blake (died 2010), Jamaican drug dealer
Walter Blake, 6th Baronet of MenloughWhitney Blake (1926–2002), American actressWilfred Theodore Blake (1894–1968), pioneer aviator, travel writer and travellerWilliam Blake (disambiguation), several people including
William Blake (1757–1827), British poet, painter, and printmakerWilliam Burdine Blake, Sr. (1852–1938), music composer and newspaper publisherWilliam Phipps Blake (1826–1910), American mineralogist and geologistWilliam Blake, a fictional character in the film Dead ManWilliam Blake Herron, film screenwriter, director and actorWilliam Blake Richmond (1842–1921), English painter and decoratorWilliam Hume Blake (1809–1870), Canadian jurist and politician
People with given name Blake
Blake Aldridge (born 1982), British diverBlake Alphonso Higgs, Bahamian Calypso singer also known as Blind BlakeBlake Carrington, fictional oil tycoon from the TV series DynastyBlake Griffin (born 1989), American professional basketball playerBlake Edwards (1922–2010), American film director, screenwriter, and producerBlake Lewis, American singer and American Idol contestantBlake Lively (born 1987), American actressBlake Morrison, British poet and authorBlake Oakfield, fictional surf gangster from the TV series Angry Boys
Blake as sole name
"Blake", author pseudonym used for books by Ronald Adam (actor)
