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Lake Family History
Lake Genealogy & Family TreeLake is an English name from Oxfordshire, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Old English lacu which means "lake" and referred to someone who lived near such a landmark. The earliest known ancestor--Richard de la Lake--was recorded in 1200. The family motto is Un Dieu, un roy, un coeur which means "One God, one king, one heart."
Other spellings include "Lacke." Notable people with the surname include American actress and television personality Ricki Lake (The Ricki Lake Show, Cry-Baby, Hairspray), American Olympic athlete John Henry Lake (cycling), and American actress Veronica Lake (Sullivan's Travels, This Gun for Hire, The Blue Dahlia). The first Lake to come to America was Henry Lake in Massachusetts in 1630.
Lake Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Fanny Lake -- --, 1791 August 29, 1791
- Richard Lake -- --, 1539 September 24, 1599 England
- Alice Lake
- Caroline Gesner Lake -- --, 1858 July 9, 1936 Nova Scotia
- Arthur Edmund Lake -- --, 1908 December 0, 1973 New Jersey
Lake Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Henry Lake -- --, 1904 November 0, 1987 New Jersey
- Doris M Lake -- --, 1921 October 19, 2016 New Jersey
- John James Lake -- --, 1817 December 0, 1875
- John James Lake -- --, 1848 April 8, 1929
- Frances Lake -- --, 1607 March 23, 1640 Virginia
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