Blackford Surname

57,511th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Blackford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blackford.' (1) a parish in Somerset , near Wincanton; (a) a chapelry in the parish of Wedmore, Somerset, near Axbridge.

Robert de Blakeford, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Blackford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,8391:62,0767,268
England1,9511:28,5593,859
Australia4531:59,5937,229
New Zealand1251:36,2276,204
Canada941:391,97434,739
Jamaica891:32,2472,327
Scotland561:95,6046,623
Wales521:59,5105,360
Trinidad and Tobago291:47,0344,189
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Liechtenstein81:4,797618
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0551:23,1053,221
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3361:37,5894,459

Blackford (38) may also be a first name.

Blackford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blackford.' (1) a parish in Somerset , near Wincanton; (a) a chapelry in the parish of Wedmore, Somerset, near Axbridge.

Robert de Blakeford, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Adam de Blakeford, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1689. Buried — Margrett Blackford: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

Local. Paul Blakfurd was accused of manslaughter in Ayrshire, 1509 (Trials, I, p. 62). There is a Blackford (1662, Blackfuird) in southeast Perthshire.

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

(English) belonging to Blackford, or Dweller at (normally) a Black Ford [Old English blæc + ford]; also a White Ford [Old English blác + ford]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Perth and Somerset, and minor localities in many others.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon.

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

Blackford Last Name Facts

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

Blackford is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Blackford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blackford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 57,511th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 827,754 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Blackford reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,662,754th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 38 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 5,839 people, or 1 in 62,076. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Indiana, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Blackford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blackford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blackford surname rose 437 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 371 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 167 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Blackford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States Blackford are 19.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.8% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blackford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.14% more than the national average, earning $44,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.91% less than the national average, earning $45,753 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blackfords951/
Blakford947/
Blacford940/
Blackfort894/
Blockford891/
Blackferd890/
Blaskford890/
Blackferdt840/
Blackforth840/
Blokford822/

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