Blackadder Surname

446,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Blackadder Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blackadder,' not far from the English border in Scotland. A river of that name also runs there. 'The lairds of Wedderburn, Black, adder, and West Nisbet,' 1545: Calendar of State Papers relating to Scotland, edited by Markham John Thorper (London: Longmans).

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Blackadder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1711:325,83724,140
Australia1611:167,67517,258
Scotland1601:33,4613,323
Canada621:594,28449,093
Northern Ireland551:33,5463,341
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Wales131:238,04114,239
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1751:21,3902,080
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Blackadder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blackadder,' not far from the English border in Scotland. A river of that name also runs there. 'The lairds of Wedderburn, Black, adder, and West Nisbet,' 1545: Calendar of State Papers relating to Scotland, edited by Markham John Thorper (London: Longmans).

Adam Blacader, prior of Coldingham, 1524: ibid.

Patrick Blacater, 1559: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the lands of Blackadder on the stream of the same name in the Merse division of Berwickshire. Blakadir de eodem in the earldom of March in 1426. Adam of Blacathathir was one of those sent to conduct the envoys with Princess Cecilia's dower to Edinburgh in 1477 (Bain, IV, 1445), and Charles Blakater had a protection and safe conduct to travel in England in 1486 (ibid., IV, 1522). Robert Blackader was bishop of Glasgow at the end of the fifteenth century. Rolland Blaykatter, tenant in the barony of Glasgow in 1521 may be the Roland Blacadyr who appears as subdean of Glasgow in 1524 (Rental; REG., 495), and Thomas Blacater was bailie of the Commendator of Coldingham in 1557 (Home, p. 206). The name was common in Lanarkshire in the sixteenth century, and the Blacaters or Blackadders of Tulliallan in Perthshire (from which they were dispossessed in 1632) were an offshoot from the Border family. Blacader 1510, Blacadur 1550, Blacadyr 1524, Blackatour 1615, Blackatter 1626, Blackattir 1575, Blackeder 1707, Blacketer 1697, Blaikader 1611, Blakadir 1544, Blakadyr 1503, Blaketter 1542, Blakiter 1563, Blakytar (in Workman's MS.), Blekater 1595. Other old forms of the name are: Blacatar, Blaikater, Blaiketter, Blakatar, and Bleakader.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A probable corruption of Blackater, a river in the south of Scotland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

BLACKADAR: See Blackadder. The lands of B., where the family anciently dwelt, are in Berwickshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Blackheath; a frequent location name from the Danish, Black; a personal name, hede, heath.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Blackadder Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Blackadder Come From? nationality or country of origin

Blackadder is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blackadder? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 446,740th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,551,174 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Blackadder reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 325,837. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 23 percent reside, Cumbria, where 13 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Besides England this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 21 percent reside and Scotland, where 21 percent reside.

Blackadder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blackadder has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Blackadder last name increased 489 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 9 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 177 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blackadder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Blackadder surname is principally Presbyterian (75%) in Ireland.

The amount Blackadder earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 52.1% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,484 per year; in South Africa they earn 56.76% more than the national average, earning R 372,528 per year; in United States they earn 38.85% more than the national average, earning $59,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.99% more than the national average, earning $50,177 CAD per year.

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