Blackbird Surname

412,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Blackbird Surname Definition:

Probably "black-beard."

Blackbird Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4411:821,90263,073
Canada2351:156,79015,900
England1201:464,31730,397
Wales101:309,45316,869
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

Blackbird (11) may also be a first name.

Blackbird Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably "black-beard."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Blackbird Last Name Facts

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

Blackbird is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blackbird? popularity and diffusion

The surname Blackbird is the 412,606th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,624,315 people. Blackbird occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Blackbird reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Blackbird is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 441 people, or 1 in 821,902. In The United States Blackbird is primarily found in: Texas, where 15 percent are found, Nebraska, where 14 percent are found and Minnesota, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 28 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Blackbird Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blackbird has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 292 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 194 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blackbird Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blackbird last name are 8.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.12% registered with the political party.

The amount Blackbird earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.44% less than the national average, earning $37,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.15% less than the national average, earning $38,679 CAD per year.

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