Blackbeard Surname
Approximately 851 people bear this surname
Blackbeard Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the bearded.' An early surname. Speaking of Geoffrey Martel's death, A.D. 1060, Freeman says, 'To his namesake Geoffrey, surnamed the Bearded, he left Anjou and Saintogne' (Norman Conqest); v. Withibeard.
Read More About This SurnameBlackbeard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 600 | 1:90,296 | 11,068 |
| Australia | 57 | 1:473,609 | 36,415 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 37 | 1:658,794 | 32,071 |
Blackbeard Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the bearded.' An early surname. Speaking of Geoffrey Martel's death, A.D. 1060, Freeman says, 'To his namesake Geoffrey, surnamed the Bearded, he left Anjou and Saintogne' (Norman Conqest); v. Withibeard.
William Cum-Barba, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard Cum-Baiba, Oxfordshire ibid.
Hugh cum-Barba, Bedfordshire ibid.
Adam cum-Barba, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1622-3. Gerrard van Holbrooke and Susan Beard: Marriage Lic. (London).
1645. Buried — Mr. Edward Bearde, grocer, in Cornhill: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1771. Married — Richard Beard and Ann Ginder: Canterbury Cathedral.
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'with the black beard.' Middle English berd or berde; compare Brownbeard. Blackbird is an imitative form. Blackberd occurs in Yorkshire so early as 1379. It is still to be met with there in the shape of Blackbeard.
John Blacberd, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard Blacberd, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Johannes Blakberd, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas Blackberd, Yorkshire: Deposition of Ecclesiastical Proceedings (Surtees Society).
Peter Blackbeard, Yorkshire ibid.
John Blackbird, Cumberland, 1612: VV.
1721. Baptised-Henry, son of Henry Blackbird: St. James, Clerkenwell.
A by-name, now perhaps obsolete in Scotland. Henry Blakberde witnessed an instrument of sasine of the lands and castle of Temptalloune in 1475 (Douglas, III, p. 106), and in 1479 a process was issued against John Blakbeird (perhaps a relative (Henry) and others for holding Dunbar Castle against the king (APS., II, p. 125) Robert Blakberd was one of a jury in 1495 on the retour of the special service of George Hume of Wedderburnas heir of his father (Home, p. 27). The surname is also found in Shetland as early as 1602, and the Kirk Session records show that the name was continued in Dunrossness so late as 1777, when the death of Grizel Blackbeard, a pauper, is noted (Mill's Diary, p. lxxxix). Colin Blackbeard in Outvo, Shetland, witness, 1623 (OSS., I, 5). Blucbeird 1624. compare Brownbeahd, Redbeard, Smibert.
When the unnatural process of shaving was unknown, as it was during a great part of the middle ages, many persons were known by sobriquets having reference to this appendage to the manly chin. Besides Beard, we have, or have had, Blackboard, Fairbeard, Longbeard, Heavybeard, and Beardman. A common form in H.R. is cum Barba, as Hugo cum-Barba, Johannes cum Barba. In Domesd. the powerful Hugh de Montfort is sometimes described as Hugo Barbatus. The name may, however, be local, from Beard, a township in Derbyshire.
The Derbyshire Beards possess the name of a hamlet in the parish of New Mills.
Blackbeard Demographics
Average Blackbeard Salary in
United States
$70,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Blackbeard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blackbeard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Blackbeard occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Blackbeard? popularity and diffusion
The last name Blackbeard is the 410,325th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,563,509 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Blackbeard live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 600 people, or 1 in 90,296. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 41 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 29 percent reside and Western Cape, where 16 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 7 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.
Blackbeard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Blackbeard has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Blackbeard surname expanded 141 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Blackbeard Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Blackbeard earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.36% more than the national average, earning R 426,216 per year; in United States they earn 63.39% more than the national average, earning $70,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.57% more than the national average, earning $56,424 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blakbeard | 95 | 2 | / |
| Blackberd | 95 | 0 | / |
| Blake-Beard | 86 | 4 | / |
| Blackbird | 84 | 845 | / |
| Blackbyrd | 84 | 5 | / |
| Blackburd | 84 | 2 | / |
| Blackbert | 84 | 0 | / |
| Blackburde | 80 | 24 | / |
| Blacbirds | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bliechbard | 70 | 21 | / |
| Blackport | 63 | 160 | / |
| Palukberd | 63 | 1 | / |
| Blookbert | 63 | 1 | / |
| Blake-Hibbert | 61 | 1 | / |
| Blake-Barrett | 61 | 1 | / |
| Blake-Burt | 60 | 2 | / |
| Bilac Brito | 57 | 1 | / |
| Plakprad | 56 | 1 | / |
| Boullay Cabaret | 56 | 1 | / |
| Blckport | 56 | 1 | / |
| Blake-Britto | 55 | 1 | / |
| Pollock-Birdt | 52 | 2 | / |
| Bolckau Brito | 52 | 1 | / |
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