Blakemere Family Crest & Name History

Anyone researching Blakemere should also look under Blakemore. The name is usually explained as “Dark pool or moor”.

Spelling and variants

Blakemere writes “e” in place of the “o” found in Blakemore, a typical scribal difference. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

Blakemere by the numbers

Blakemere coat of arms

Arms linked to Blakemore and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Get the complete Blakemere report, with a museum-style coat of arms.