Blacker Surname

75,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,478 people bear this surname

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

Blacker Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. — the son of Blacre' (Domesday). Richard GL Blacker, 12th century: Cartularium Abbatiale de Whiteby, Ordinis S. Benedicti.

Baldwin CI. Blacker, 12th century: ibid.

Walterus fil.

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Blacker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4231:149,59115,404
England1,6181:34,4364,549
Australia1,4061:19,2002,654
Israel2531:33,8254,741
Canada2381:154,81315,712
Wales1321:23,4432,472
Scotland931:57,5684,778
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Peru521:611,23315,440
Northern Ireland411:45,0013,962
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Sweden151:656,45048,545
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland821:54,0234,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8791:27,7313,761
Wales811:19,3631,123
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4711:106,62110,696

The alternate forms: Bläcker (88) are calculated separately.

Blacker (13) may also be a first name.

Blacker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. — the son of Blacre' (Domesday). Richard GL Blacker, 12th century: Cartularium Abbatiale de Whiteby, Ordinis S. Benedicti.

Baldwin CI. Blacker, 12th century: ibid.

Walterus fil. Godfridi fil. Blaker, 12th century: ibid.

(a) Occup. 'the bleacher'; for a feminine form, v. Blaxter.

Roger le Blackere, 1312. Writs of Parliament.

Geoffrey le Blakere, 1313. Writs of Parliament.

Walter le Blacker, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Stephen le Blakar, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1605. William Blacker, Wiltshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1610. Edward Blacker, Wiltshire: ibid.

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

(English) 1 the M.E, pers. name Blacker, representing an Anglo-Saxon Blæchere.

[Old English blæc, black + here, army.] 2 Blacker (one who blacks). [Old English blæc, black + the agent, suff. -ere] Roger le Blackere.—Parl. Writs.

3 confused with Blaker, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Blacker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blacker has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as a variant: Bläcker. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Blacker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 75,732nd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,124,968 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Blacker reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name globally It is held by 13 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,423 people, or 1 in 149,591. In The United States Blacker is most common in: Nevada, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Washington, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States Blacker occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 22 percent are found.

Blacker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blacker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Blacker surname grew 514 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 845 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 73 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Blacker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Blacker last name is primarily Anglican (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Blacker surname are 10.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.81% registered with the political party.

The amount Blacker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 45.69% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,242 per year; in South Africa they earn 113.22% more than the national average, earning R 506,700 per year; in United States they earn 7.77% more than the national average, earning $46,501 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.07% more than the national average, earning $54,688 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bläcker9588/
Blackert93641/
Blackier9378/
Blaecker936/
Blaacker935/
Blackher931/
Bleacker930/
Blackerd930/
Blaker923,029/
Blacer92957/
Blackhear882/
Blackcher881/
Blyackher881/
Blackeart880/
Blocker8611,824/
Blecker861,258/
Blöcker861,188/
Blacher86713/
Blaaker8688/
Blakert8676/
Blasker8620/
Blaeker868/
Blackjr862/
Bleaker861/
Blaccer861/
Blakier861/
Blakher861/
Blackkettr821/
Blacskhear821/
Bleecker801,069/
Bleacher80492/
Blaicher80328/
Blyakher80217/
Bloecker80197/
Bleicker8092/
Bliakher8061/
Blockert8011/
Blöckert8010/
Blaykher807/
Blaycher802/
Blaucher802/
Bloocker801/
Bloucker801/
Blaccher801/
Blackird801/
Blackire801/
Bleckher801/
Blajcher801/
Blyacher801/
Blachear800/
Blashker800/
Blackair800/
Bloccker800/
Bllocker800/
Bleker77956/
Bloker77126/
Bläker77104/
Blacir7717/
Blakre773/
Blocer770/
Blacquier75129/
Bleickert7557/
Blackhair7538/
Billakere751/
Blackhire751/
Blacquere751/
Bellocker750/
Bleeker716,086/
Blocher713,227/
Blokker712,356/
Blöcher711,421/
Bleiker711,346/
Blekher71164/
Blekker7196/
Blaquer7134/
Bleyker7118/
Blekier718/
Blaikir713/
Blooker713/
Bhleker711/
Blacqueire711/
Blokerz711/
Blakior711/
Bloeker710/
Blodker710/
Bleicher674,424/
Blaquier67166/
Bleykher6780/
Bleikher6718/
Bleikert6715/
Blekheir6712/
Blaquere676/
Bleycher676/
Bloucher675/
Blocquer674/
Blaikhir671/
Blyakior671/
Blékheir671/
Blasquer671/
Bloocher670/
Blookert670/

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