Blake Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Blake

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Suggested Readings for Blake
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About Family Crests

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Origins Available: English, Irish

Where did the English Blake family come from? What is the English coat of arms/family crest? When did the Blake family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

As a name, Blake was often interchangeable with Black in early times. Both names are thought to be derived from Old English words such as "bloec" or "blac," which meant "black," or from the Old English "blac," which surprisingly could mean "pale." Early forms of the surname Black have existed in Britain since the 10th century.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Blake, Blaik and others.

First found in Devon where they were seated from very ancient times, and Walter le Blake was recorded in the Pipe rolls for the region in 1167.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Blake who came from Essex, England, sailed on the "Mary and John" in 1630 and settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Abigail Blake, who was a child sent from hospital in England to Virginia in 1633.

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Suggested Readings for the name Blake

The Blake-Ambrose Family History by Irma Ruth M. Anderson.
The Blaikes of Bibb County, Alabama,1819-1988 by Chester Rankin Johnson Jr.

Some noteworthy people of the name Blake

Lillie Devereaux Blake (1835-1913), American author and reformer, known for her efforts in the women's suffrage and economic rights movements
Eugene Carson Blake (1906-1985), American Clergyman, general secretary of the World Council of Churches
Francis Blake (1850-1913), American inventor of a telephone transmitter
James Hubert "Eubie" Blake (1883-1983), American composer, lyricist, and pianist of ragtime, jazz, and popular music
Amanda Blake (1929-1989), American actress best known for the role of the red-haired "Miss Kitty" on the longest-running television drama, CBS's Gunsmoke series (1955-1975)
Robert Norman William Blake (1916-2003), Baron Blake, English historian
Sir Peter Thomas Blake (b. 1932), English pop artist, best known for his design for The Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Leslie William Blake, Lecturer in Law at the The University of Surrey
Christopher Blake, Economist, Professor at Fordham University's Graduate School of Business Administration and College of Business Administration in New York City
William Hume Blake (1809-1870), Canadian, head of the Canadian Judiciary
Edward Blake (1833-1912), Canadian statesman
Robert Blake (1599-1657), British general

Tell Me More About Family Crests

Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Blake family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Blake coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Blake genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The Blake Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Blake Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.