Blackhurst Surname

175,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Blackhurst Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Blackhurst, or Dweller at a Black Wood. [Old English blæc + hyrst]

Blackhurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0831:51,4486,347
United States1,0061:360,29732,122
Scotland1011:53,0084,503
Australia861:313,90427,145
Canada831:443,92338,562
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Wales71:442,07621,198
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5001:48,7515,990
Scotland291:129,0765,773
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Blackhurst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Blackhurst, or Dweller at a Black Wood. [Old English blæc + hyrst]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Blackhurst Last Name Facts

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

Blackhurst is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Blackhurst click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blackhurst? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 175,670th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,989,149 people. The last name Blackhurst is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Blackhurst reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 1,083 people, or 1 in 51,448. In England Blackhurst is most common in: Merseyside, where 16 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 15 percent are found and Cheshire, where 11 percent are found. Apart from England this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent are found and Scotland, where 4 percent are found.

Blackhurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blackhurst has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Blackhurst last name increased 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,623 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 348 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blackhurst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blackhurst last name are 23.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.31% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Blackhurst earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 12.67% less than the national average, earning R 207,528 per year; in United States they earn 20.93% more than the national average, earning $52,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.23% more than the national average, earning $53,273 CAD per year.

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