English: from the Middle English cake denoting a flat loaf
made from fine flour (Old Norse kaka), hence a metonymic
occupational name for a baker who specialized in fancy breads. It was
first attested as a surname in the 13th century (Norfolk,
Northamptonshire).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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