Blackhouse Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Blackhouse Surname Definition:

Of local origin from some small place of the name. There were old lands named Blackhouse in the shires of Berwick, Selkirk, Lanark, and in Fife. Robert Blakhous in Birnie, 1673 (St. Andrews).

Blackhouse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:1,857,26974,552
Nicaragua231:261,7872,814
Honduras151:587,7633,647
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Wales41:773,63329,106
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Blackhouse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin from some small place of the name. There were old lands named Blackhouse in the shires of Berwick, Selkirk, Lanark, and in Fife. Robert Blakhous in Birnie, 1673 (St. Andrews).

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

Blackhouse Last Name Facts

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

Blackhouse is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Blackhouse.

How Common Is The Last Name Blackhouse? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,007,164th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Blackhouse are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 1,857,269. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 27 percent live, Shropshire, where 27 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 27 percent live. Apart from England this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nicaragua, where 26 percent live and Honduras, where 17 percent live.

Blackhouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blackhouse has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Blackhouse last name declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blackhous950/
Blackhause9015/
Blockhouse9010/
Blackause8431/
Blockouse841/
Blockhous840/
Blackhaus840/
Blackos8212/
Blacose824/
Blackus820/
Blockhus78229/
Blackaus7870/
Blacause782/
Blakause782/
Blakos7552/
Blacos751/
Blakus751/
Blockhuys74198/
Blockhaus74154/
Blockhuis7452/
Bellacose7418/
Blockus71349/
Blokhus71186/
Blagkos7168/
Blascos7149/
Blakaus7147/
Blacaus7119/
Vlakhos7118/
Blakusz711/
Blakeus711/
Blakush711/
Blacuis711/
Blascus710/
Blokhuis671,384/
Bliagkos67106/
Blokkhus6718/
Blackice6710/
Blokhaus674/
Blokhuys672/
Blackies672/
Blackass671/
Blaceuce671/
Bellacos671/
Blackucy670/

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