Northern English: nickname for someone with dark hair, Middle
English blakelok, from Old English blæc ‘black’,
‘dark’ + locc ‘lock (of hair)’. Although blake might
mean either ‘dark’ or ‘fair’ (see Blake), the meaning ‘dark
hair’ is the most probable since this name contrasts with
Whitlock.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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