Blackeyes Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Blackeyes Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'with the black or very dark eyes.' But it may be local; v. my first instance and compare Birdseye.

1625. Buried — Marke Blackseye: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1752. Married — Thomas Blackeyes and Elizabeth Bridge: Canterbury Cath.

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Blackeyes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Blackeyes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'with the black or very dark eyes.' But it may be local; v. my first instance and compare Birdseye.

1625. Buried — Marke Blackseye: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1752. Married — Thomas Blackeyes and Elizabeth Bridge: Canterbury Cath.

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

Blackeyes Last Name Facts

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

Blackeyes is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Blackeyes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Blackeyes are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Blackeyes is primarily found in: Alabama, where 25 percent reside, Montana, where 25 percent reside and Nebraska, where 25 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 20 percent reside and India, where 20 percent reside.

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