The Flake surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,326 people carried this name — #7,676 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 68,000 people counted. That is up 14% from 3,805 in 2000.

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In print

Flake in American newspapers,
1909–1917.

Newspaper page from The Watchman And Southron carrying the name Flake
The Watchman And Southron 1909-04-14
Newspaper page from The City Itemizer carrying the name Flake
The City Itemizer 1917-01-04
Newspaper page from The Tupelo Journal carrying the name Flake
The Tupelo Journal 1913-06-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,254 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Flake in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

839 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Flake. The most, 342, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 499
Victoria 117
Queensland 92
South Australia 46
Tasmania 41
Western Australia 22
ACT (Canberra) 7

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Flake.

Who carried it

People named Flake,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William J. Flake
    William J. Flake 1839–1932
  • Jeff Flake
    Jeff Flake 1877–1971 · politician
  • Minna Flake
    Minna Flake 1886–1958 · politician
  • Minna Flake
    Minna Flake 1886–1958 · politician
  • Samuel Feake d. 1757 · businessperson
  • Marianne Flake d. 1945

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Flake,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States255 records

255 records of the Flake name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 139
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 52
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 37
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 20
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Kenneth A. Flake

    Born 1909 in Oregon. Enlisted 1942 at Portland; longshoreman from Clatsop County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1964, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ann Marry Flake

    Arrived at New Orleans in 1845 aboard the Post from Bremen, aged 25; servant. From Borgloh, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Oden Ormand Flake

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1898, died 1960; buried at Little Rock National Cemetery, Arkansas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 255 records for Flake in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands308 records

308 records of the Flake name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 202
  • Dutch population registers 106
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Grada Willemina Flake

    Married in 1897 in Enschede; born in Lonneker. Died 1966 in Enschede.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Enschede (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Bernardus Flake

    Died 1913 in Losser, aged 25; farmhand.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Agnes Flake

    In the population register of Brummen; teacher, born 1896.

    Open Archives, Regionaal archief Zutphen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 308 records for Flake in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Germany55 records

55 records of the Flake name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Heinrich Flake

    From Berlebeck, Detmold. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 10 July 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 255).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list August Flake

    From Lothe, Blomberg. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 17 June 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 55 records for Flake in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Flake name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 5
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Thomas Burton Flake

    Buried in 1966 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 67.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record John Flake

    Listed at Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1795.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record James Flake

    Listed at Upper Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1838.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Flake in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Flake name in Australia Tasmanian Names Index
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary Louisa Flake

    Married 1845 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 28.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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