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 most common in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blackeyes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Blackeyes live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Blackeyes is most prevalent in: Alabama, where 25 percent live, Montana, where 25 percent live and Nebraska, where 25 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 20 percent live and India, where 20 percent live.

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