Blackie Surname

64,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Blackie Surname Definition:

Diminutive of Black, which see. Payment to John Blakye in Clony is recorded in 1506 (Rent. Dunk., p. 160), William Blakye was dompnus in Newbattle Abbey, 1528 (Neubotle, p. 284), and another William Blakie or Blakyie appears in 1547 and 1566 as inhabitant of Leith (Soltre, p.

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Blackie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia2,3611:1,867246
England9591:58,1006,977
Australia7051:38,2924,979
Scotland6011:8,9081,285
United States5711:634,77951,112
South Africa5191:104,38912,623
Canada4171:88,3599,764
New Zealand3371:13,4372,325
Botswana3361:6,5091,087
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Nigeria2451:723,03233,123
Trinidad and Tobago721:18,9442,251
Argentina551:777,15351,982
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
Wales381:81,4356,830
Israel331:259,32223,464
Sierra Leone251:283,585406
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Qatar121:196,50026,891
France81:8,302,840321,660
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Jersey31:33,0674,675
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
China21:683,660,78330,601
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Macau11:601,6301,582
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland9081:4,122662
England3221:75,7008,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Blackie (1,190) may also be a first name.

Blackie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Diminutive of Black, which see. Payment to John Blakye in Clony is recorded in 1506 (Rent. Dunk., p. 160), William Blakye was dompnus in Newbattle Abbey, 1528 (Neubotle, p. 284), and another William Blakie or Blakyie appears in 1547 and 1566 as inhabitant of Leith (Soltre, p. 112,126). Sir William Blaky was chaplain in Perth, 1545 (Rollok, 33). Andrew Blakie was aid in the Court kitchen, 1589 (ER., XXII, p. 32), David Blakie was burgess of Lanark, 1590 (RPC., IV, p. 525). The surname was common in Edinburgh in the seventeenth century (Edinb. Marr.). Professor John Stuart Blackie (1809—1895) was the best known of the name. Probably confused with Blaikie. Blaky 1527.

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

(Scot.-Eng.) = Black, q.v. + the diminutive suff. -ie.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Little Dark Man” in Scots. Also corruption of Black Eye.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Probably a diminutive of Black-applied to a man of dark complexion.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Blackie Last Name Facts

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

Blackie (Arabic: بلكي) is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blackie? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 64,110th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 933,343 people. The last name Blackie occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Blackie are found; 37 percent are found in West Africa and 30 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 229,828th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 1,190 people.

The surname Blackie is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 2,361 people, or 1 in 1,867. In Liberia Blackie is mostly concentrated in: Bong County, where 35 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 32 percent are found and Margibi County, where 16 percent are found. Other than Liberia this surname occurs in 55 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Blackie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blackie has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 298 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 34 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 804 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,050 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Blackie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Blackie last name is principally Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Blackie surname are 2.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.26% being registered with the political party.

The amount Blackie earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.21% more than the national average, earning R 276,156 per year; in United States they earn 6.84% less than the national average, earning $40,198 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.96% more than the national average, earning $54,630 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blackier9378/
Blackiey936/
Blackies932/
Blaickie930/
Blakie92327/
Blacke92223/
Blacki9249/
Blaikie862,147/
Blackey86485/
Blascke86104/
Blaecke86101/
Blackai8633/
Bleakie8627/
Blockie8615/
Blackoe8614/
Blackis8610/
Blaicke8610/
Blascki867/
Blackye866/
Blakkie865/
Blazcke863/
Blachke863/
Blackee863/
Bleckie862/
Blachie861/
Blackes861/
Blackiy861/
Blackue861/
Bladcki861/
Blaicki861/
Blakiey861/
Blakier861/
Blacjie861/
Blackce861/
Blachki861/
Blackio861/
Blaucke860/
Blackih860/
Blake83177,813/
Blace83295/
Blaki8381/
Blasckiecz821/
Bielacki80189/
Blackeye80128/
Blackith8029/
Blaschki806/
Blaacker805/
Blackitt804/
Blackest804/
Blashcke802/
Blacjier801/
Blackher801/
Blockies801/
Blaszkie801/
Blackhae801/
Blackkit801/
Blakiehe801/
Blasckhe801/
Blackist800/
Bleacker800/
Blakey7711,107/
Blache771,490/
Blacky771,000/
Blacka77449/
Blocki77398/
Blecke77263/
Blacoe77238/
Blecki7777/
Blacká7762/
Blacký7758/
Blachi7755/
Blaeke7745/
Blakoe7737/
Blocke7727/
Blekie7726/
Blaike7722/
Blakye7719/
Blakke7712/
Blacey7711/
Blakee777/
Blackj774/
Blaake774/
Blaške774/
Blakez773/
Blaiki773/
Blaice773/
Bllake772/
Blakai772/
Blazke772/
Blakea772/
Blacce772/
Blauce771/
Bleake771/
Bladke771/
Blauke771/
Bleaki771/
Bllaki771/
Blackè771/
Blakei771/
Blakid771/
Blakki771/
Blakoi771/
Bleace770/
Blatke770/
Blahke770/
Blacquier75129/
Blackhead7511/
Blaszczki752/
Blashchke751/
Blacckett751/
Blackkett751/
Blyackher751/
Blahkiyee751/
Blöcker711,188/
Blaszke71501/
Blaskey71342/
Bellaki71222/
Blockey71212/
Bellace71163/
Blashki71143/
Bleecke71100/
Blaaker7188/
Bläcker7188/
Blaskis7165/
Blacque7164/
Bloskie7149/
Blockis7148/
Bleicke7143/
Blackky7139/
Blashke7123/
Blackay7121/
Blasker7120/
Blacoue7117/
Blatski7115/
Blacqui7115/
Bleakes7114/
Blaquie7112/
Billaki7112/
Bellake7111/
Bleakeu7110/
Bleakey717/
Blaskes715/
Blasket714/
Blakoue713/
Blocket712/
Blakeyy712/
Bleazki712/
Blackha712/
Blaiski712/
Billake711/
Blaszki711/
Blauket711/
Bleckey711/
Blekkie711/
Blacuis711/
Blakcey711/
Blakeay711/
Blakeii711/
Blakiay711/
Blakett711/
Blahkei711/
Blakhit711/
Blaiche711/
Blakhet711/
Blockoi711/
Bleukie711/
Blaikei711/
Blaikes711/
Blaique711/
Blakees711/
Blakeus711/
Blakher711/
Blakisz711/
D'Blake711/
Blaikey711/
Blazkii711/
Blaaike710/
Bloikie710/
Blaketz710/
Blachey710/
Blakish710/
Blaikis710/
Bloki676,537/
Bellache671,439/
Blaka67792/
Bellakki67693/
Bleki67432/
Bleke67254/
Blyakher67217/
Blaskett67212/
Blaqi67191/
Blockett67177/
Blaquier67166/
Blaca6770/
Blackaus6770/
Bliakher6761/
Böllecke6743/
Bellachi6735/
Bloke6730/
Blaky6729/
Billecke6723/
Billachi6719/
Bellecki6711/
Blaykher677/
Bellakis675/
Bellakhi671/
Billakki671/
Blaschky671/
Blatskiy671/
Bloocker671/
Bloucker671/
Bloucket671/
Blyadski671/
Blakheit671/
Hblyakih671/
Bellacei671/
Bloodkie671/
Blokiesz671/
Blacques671/
Blacquez671/
Billache671/
Bellakid671/
Bloschke671/
Blashkey670/
Blaihkey670/
Blashker670/
Bloce670/
Blaschkaitz670/
Blackahy670/
Bloccker670/
Bllocker670/

Blackie Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Blackie in the Arabic language
بلكيblky-

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