# Lake (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lake/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 32,104 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,091 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 9,617 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.8% (30,924 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Derived from the noun lake.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lake in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lake in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom.

## People named Lake

- Veronica Lake, American actress (1922–1973)
- Ricki Lake, American television host and actress (born 1968)
- Alice Lake, actress (1895-1967)
- Anthony Lake, American academic and diplomat
- Kari Lake, American journalist and politician, head of Voice of America (born 1969)
- Arthur Lake, actor (1905-1987)
- Oliver Lake, American musician (born 1942)
- John Henry Lake, American racing cyclist
- Christi Lake, American pornographic actress & director
- Leonard Lake, American serial killer (1945–1985)
- Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake, British Army general (1744-1808)
- Simon Lake, American inventor (1866–1945)

and 5 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Luke, Lackey, Leake, Leak, Lakey, Lack, Lyke, Like, Lacko, Laque, Lacey, Lasky.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.