Bleak Surname
Approximately 543 people bear this surname
Bleak Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the black,' from the complexion; compare Blackman, Blue, White, Hoare, Blunt, Russell, &c.
Hamo le Blake, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Reginald le Blake, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameBleak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 517 | 1:701,081 | 55,448 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 75 | 1:669,582 | 43,760 |
Bleak (11) may also be a first name.
Bleak Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the black,' from the complexion; compare Blackman, Blue, White, Hoare, Blunt, Russell, &c.
Hamo le Blake, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Reginald le Blake, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Reyner le Blake, Norfolk, ibid.
Edericke le Blacke, Lincolnshire, ibid.
William le Blake, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Margery la Blak, Close Rolls, 3 Edward II.
1783. Married — Allin Blake and Dorothy Peregrine: St. George, Hanover Square.
From Old English blac, pale, wan, of complexion. Luce Blake was tenant of land in Waldefgate, Berwick, c. 1266 (Kelso, 47), and Atkyn Blake was a charter witness in Ayr c. 1340 (Friars Ayr, p. 15). Thomas Blaik was a notary in Thornhill in 1627 (RPC., 2. ser. II, p. 27), John Blaik in Upper Cassie and John Blaik in Upper Dumfedling are in record in 1684, and William Bleak in Castlehill in the same year (RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 218,219). Five of the name are recorded in the Edinburgh Marriage Records. T. Blake, a Scot, was the first Briton to reach the city of Mexico before 1536. See under Black.
"Bleke, wan of colour," Palsgr. Anglo-Saxon blcec, blac, pallidus-a person of pale complexion. The Blakes of Ireland descend from Richard B., who accompanied Prince John to that country in 1185, and settled in co. Galway.
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.
Blake is a south of England name, found most frequently in Wiltshire, Cornwall, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire. It was long known and is still found in Reading; the mayors of that town in 1683, 1710, and 1720 bore the name (Co.).
Amongst the old established Wiltshire families I may refer to that of Blake, which is at present best represented around Chippenham. There were Blakes in Warminster in the reign of Elizabeth, and they are still to be found there, and the name has been represented in Ludgershall since the beginning of the 17th century (H.). An influential family of this name owned Pinhill House in Calne in the 17th century.
Bleak Demographics
Average Bleak Salary in
United States
$43,636 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bleak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bleak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bleak is found most in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bleak? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 578,557th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 13,420,895 people. The surname Bleak occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Bleak are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bleak is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 11 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 517 people, or 1 in 701,081. In The United States Bleak is primarily concentrated in: Utah, where 34 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Arizona, where 13 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Malawi, where 1 percent reside.
Bleak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bleak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bleak last name rose 689 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bleak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Bleak last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Bleak surname are 33.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80.17% registered to vote for the political party.
Bleak earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.13% more than the national average, earning $43,636 USD per year.
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Bleak Reference & Research
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