Blackburn Surname

6,692nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Blackburn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blackburn.' a large and thriving town in Lancashire.

Willelmus de Blakburn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Cristoforus de Blakeburn, 1379: ibid.

Johannes de Blakrburn, 1379: ibid.

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Blackburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51,2841:7,068837
England17,3751:3,207425
Canada6,8641:5,368784
Australia4,4411:6,079886
New Zealand1,0121:4,475702
Scotland6061:8,8351,277
South Africa4441:122,02214,442
Wales3791:8,165906
Jamaica2691:10,6691,125
Northern Ireland2391:7,7201,318
Ireland2381:19,7852,058
Mauritius1341:9,6522,077
Thailand1231:574,29597,879
Trinidad and Tobago1231:11,0891,514
Spain901:519,46725,773
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
Isle of Man651:1,320219
Panama591:66,3092,910
Zimbabwe511:302,71130,394
Singapore431:128,0865,748
France391:1,703,147154,208
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Chile241:734,02016,565
Jersey191:5,2211,083
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Malta181:23,9041,289
Norway181:285,68329,080
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Grenada141:7,752722
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Northern Mariana Islands111:4,962486
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
China91:151,924,6187,954
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Cayman Islands61:10,6491,253
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Guyana51:152,4449,017
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Mozambique21:13,630,7847,358
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3191:13,8871,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England10,9701:2,222317
Scotland2651:14,1251,616
Wales861:18,2371,068
Isle of Man151:3,618395
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,3541:5,369670

Blackburn (97) may also be a first name.

Blackburn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blackburn.' a large and thriving town in Lancashire.

Willelmus de Blakburn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Cristoforus de Blakeburn, 1379: ibid.

Johannes de Blakrburn, 1379: ibid.

John de Blakeburne, 1397: Preston Guild Rolls.

1593. Edward Blackburne, of Leyland, Lancashire: Wills at Chester.

1605. William Blackburne, of Billington, Lancashire: ibid.

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

From one or other of several small places so named. Willelmus de Blakeburne was witness in 1243 to the ratification of the gift of the church of Lescelyn to Lundors (LAC., p. 90). Robert de Blakeburne of Berwickshire rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 206). William de Blakburne appears as Abbot of Cambuskenneth, 1394 (Cambus., 17), John Blacburne was killed by the Armestrangis in 1501 (Trials, I, p. 102), John Blakborn was tenant in Stobo, 1533 (Rental), and Arnchimbald Blakburne was burgess of Glasgow, 1550 (Protocols, I). Walter Blaiburne was member of council of Stirling, 1604 (SBR., p. 284), Margaret Blakbairne was married in Edinburgh, 1610 (Edinb. Marr.), and William Blaigburne was bailie of Inverkeithing in 1634 (RPC., 2. ser. V, p. 396). Blakbowrne 1554.

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

(English) belonging to Blackburn, &c., or Dweller by (normally) a Black Brook [Old English blæc + burne]; also a Bright or Clear Brook [Old English blác + burne]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, Scottish) One who came from ‘Blackburn (dark-colored stream), a town in Lancashire, or from Blackburn, the name of several places in Scotland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A great town in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The black stream.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Local. The black brook or stream.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(English), Black brook. Blackden, Black valley. Blacklock, Black hair, lake or canal-lock. Blackmore, Black moor or hill.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

A location name in Lancashire.

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

User-submitted Reference

(English) One who came from Blackburn in Lancashire; meaning dark stream. An archaic form of the name was Blakeburn.

(Scottish) One who came from one of the small villages in Aberdeenshire, Moray or West Lothian.

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Blackburn Last Name Facts

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

Blackburn occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blackburn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,692nd most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 86,281 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Blackburn reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Blackburn is also the 962,660th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 97 people.

The surname Blackburn is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 51,284 people, or 1 in 7,068. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and North Carolina, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 109 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Blackburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blackburn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 548 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 229 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 441 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Blackburn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (39%) in Ireland.

In The United States Blackburn are 19.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.76% registered with the political party.

The amount Blackburn earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.54% more than the national average, earning 351,421 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 79.41% more than the national average, earning R 426,348 per year; in United States they earn 4.22% less than the national average, earning $41,329 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.93% less than the national average, earning $45,741 CAD per year.

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Blackburn Reference & Research

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