Blacket Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Grenada

Blacket Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Blackhead,' the dark headland, from residence thereby; compare Birket and Becket, for Birkhead and Beckhead (v. Redhead), (a) Nick, 'with the black head'; compare Whitehead. In any case the original form is Blackhead.

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Blacket Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2121:127,33813,906
England131:4,286,005132,302
Panama61:652,04310,051
Liberia51:881,70733,815
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Blacket Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Blackhead,' the dark headland, from residence thereby; compare Birket and Becket, for Birkhead and Beckhead (v. Redhead), (a) Nick, 'with the black head'; compare Whitehead. In any case the original form is Blackhead.

'The Blacketts of Northumberland, trace to William de Blackheyed (i.e. Blackhead), forester of Stanhope, 1350': Lower, Patronymica Britannica.

'Mr. John Blackhead, merchant (of Norwich), gave 4 acres of land,' &c.: History of Norfolk.

Michael Blacket, of Newcastle, temp. 1720 -. ibid.

1608. Henry Blackhead, Hertfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

'Dismission for Edward West, defendant, William Blackhead, complainant,' Dec. 1, 1591: Cal. State Papers (Domestic).

1786. Married — Arthur Blackett and Mary Barlow: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Local, from a place of the name (= Black Head). The old family of Blackett of Durham and Northumberland were originally "de Black Heved" and "Blak-hed ' (Old English heafod 'head'). The Scottish Blacketts may derive from the old lands of Blakat or Blackit in Kirkcudbrightshire. Alexander Blakquhit, witness in Irvine, 1499 (Simon, 18). Adam Blackcat was burgess of Perth, 1564 (ER., XIX, p. 69). Dioniss Blackat is recorded in Perth, 1581 (Mill, Plays, p. 280), and Andro Blaikat was burgess there, 1617 (RPC., X, p. 69). John Blaket was reader at Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, 1607. Blakatt 1617. See also Blackwood.

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

For Blackhead, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dan. blakket, greyish. Ferguson. But the B.'s of Northumb. trace to Richard de Black-heved, or Blackhead, forester of Stanhope, 1350; and the name is consequently local.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Blackett is a name that was represented in the county as far back as the reign of Edward III., when Richard de Black - heved or Blackhead was forester of Stanhope, near Darlington (L.). The name is also to be found amongst the existing Northumberland gentry.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Blacket Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blacket is found most in Australia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Blacket? popularity and diffusion

The last name Blacket is the 1,006,539th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 84 percent of Blacket live; 83 percent live in Australasia and 83 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most commonly used in Australia, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 127,338. In Australia it is most frequent in: Queensland, where 36 percent live, South Australia, where 30 percent live and Victoria, where 17 percent live. Beside Australia Blacket is found in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and Panama, where 2 percent live.

Blacket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blacket has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Blacket surname decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blacket Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Blacket earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.38% more than the national average, earning $57,821 CAD per year.

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