Blackston Surname

186,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

Blackston Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blaxton,' a township in the parish of Finningley, West Riding Yorkshire No doubt originally Blackston or Blackstone; compare Buxton for Buckstone. Of William Blackstone, one of the earliest episcopal clergymen resident in New England (d.

Read More About This Surname

Blackston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1791:166,34216,882
England751:742,90741,196
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6401:78,4678,301

Blackston (20) may also be a first name.

Blackston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blaxton,' a township in the parish of Finningley, West Riding Yorkshire No doubt originally Blackston or Blackstone; compare Buxton for Buckstone. Of William Blackstone, one of the earliest episcopal clergymen resident in New England (d. 1675) a biographer writes: 'His name was variantly spelled Blackstone, Blackston, and Blaxton': Dictionary of National Biography. But it is not likely that Blaxton in Yorkshire is the sole parent of Blackstone and its variants. Doubtless other places in South England of the same name have had their share in making up the list of surnames found in our modern directories.

Agnes Blacston, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Blackstone, Buckinghamshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Bartram Blaxton, 1539, Newcastle-on-Tyne (List of male population capable of bearing arms): Welford's History of Newcastle and Gateshead.

1579. Marmaduke Blackston, County Durham: Register of the University of Oxford.

1625. James Blakestone, or Black stone, and Mary Peacocke: Marriage Lic. (London).

1668. Married — Thomas Blaxestone and Anne Fan: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1776. Married — Hugh Cane and Dame Annabella Blakiston: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Local. There are places of this name in Ayrshire and Dumfriesshire, and also in England.

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

A ridge of hills in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Blackston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blackston occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Blackston? popularity and diffusion

The surname Blackston is the 186,714th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,214,621 people. The surname Blackston is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Blackston reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,179 people, or 1 in 166,342. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 17 percent are found, Georgia, where 14 percent are found and South Carolina, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States Blackston is found in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Blackston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blackston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blackston surname increased 340 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blackston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blackston surname are 22.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.54% registered to vote for the party.

Blackston earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.91% less than the national average, earning $39,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

Blackston Reference & Research

Blackstone DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Blackstone FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Blackston
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis