Blacklock Surname

93,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Blacklock Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'with the black lock of hair' (compare Silverlock, Goldlock, Lovelock): a familiar Cumberland surname.

William Bernard, alias dictus Blaklok: Close Roll, 22 Edward III. pt.

Peter Blacloke, Wiltshire, 1273.

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Blacklock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5931:34,9774,627
United States1,4891:243,42423,211
Canada8761:42,0615,232
Australia6301:42,8505,449
Scotland2911:18,3982,198
New Zealand1161:39,0376,614
Northern Ireland281:65,8944,901
Wales251:123,7819,267
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Qatar161:147,37516,023
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9111:26,7573,668
Scotland3621:10,3401,311
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2761:181,95216,181

Blacklock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'with the black lock of hair' (compare Silverlock, Goldlock, Lovelock): a familiar Cumberland surname.

William Bernard, alias dictus Blaklok: Close Roll, 22 Edward III. pt.

Peter Blacloke, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1597-8. William Blacklocke, Cumberland: Register of the University of Oxford.

1744. Married — William James and Mary Blacklock: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

William Blakloche, chaplain in the monastery of Dunfermlyne, appears as charter witness in 1483 (RD., p. 372). Adam Blaiklok of the West Port of Edinburgh was hanged for perjury in 1615 (Trials, III, p. 354), and another Adam Blaiklok was constable of the parish of Kirkpatrick-Tuxta, 1617 (RPC., XI, p. 199). Jonet Blaklok was heir of John Blaiklok, burgess of Drumfreis, 1637 (Inquis., 2310), Robert Blaklok in Raehill and John Blaiklock in Harthope, 1638 (ibid., 2386, 2389), and Margaret Blackclock is recorded in Ruckan, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 283). The most prominent of the name was Dr. Thomas Blacklock (1721—1791), the early friend of the poet Burns. Seventeen of the name are recorded in Dumfries Commissariot Record. A familiar Cumberland surname, meaning 'one with black hair,' Old English blaec locc. Blaickloch 1684, Blakloik 1541.

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

(English) With the Black Lock; Black-haired. [Old English blæc + locc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the colour of the hair. So Whitelock, Silverlock, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Black Loch; a location name in Lanark, Renfrew, Stirling.

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

Blacklock Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blacklock is found most frequently in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blacklock? popularity and diffusion

The last name Blacklock is the 93,034th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,419,744 people. The last name Blacklock occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Blacklock live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 1,593 people, or 1 in 34,977. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 19 percent are found, Cumbria, where 13 percent are found and Durham, where 7 percent are found. Apart from England this surname exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 17 percent are found.

Blacklock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blacklock has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Blacklock last name grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 539 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 131 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Blacklock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States Blacklock are 5.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.55% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Blacklock earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.61% more than the national average, earning R 388,788 per year; in United States they earn 0.63% more than the national average, earning $43,419 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.25% more than the national average, earning $52,290 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blacklocke9531/
Blacklocks9520/
Blackclock950/
Blaclock947/
Blaklock942/
Blackloc941/
Blaiklock89232/
Blocklock892/
Blacklook890/
Blacklack890/
Blockloc821/
Blacklak821/
Blacklake782/

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