Blackstone Surname

79,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Blackstone 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.

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Blackstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3561:67,6737,875
England4331:128,67912,798
Canada1171:314,92028,951
Netherlands661:255,86632,556
Australia541:499,92037,885
Wales111:281,32115,850
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
France61:11,070,454349,096
China51:273,464,31313,838
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2191:111,30310,892
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9751:51,5065,829

Blackstone (78) may also be a first name.

Blackstone 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)

(English) belonging to Blackstone, or Dweller at a Black Rock. [Old English Mac + stán]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, Scottish) The man from Blackstone (black boundary stone), the name of several places in both England and Scotland; descendant of Blaecstan (black stone).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A ridge of hills in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or le Breton. Blackstone, Devon, was held 1086 by Alured le Breton (from Bretagne), who appears to have been succeeded by his grandson Payne Fitz-Serlo, who granted the church of B. to Plympton Priory (Mon. ii. 8). In 13th cent. William Blackston, with William de Cleville, held lands at Stanes of the Honour of Wallingford (Testa de Neville).

The Norman People (1874)

Blackstone Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blackstone is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Blackstone click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blackstone? popularity and diffusion

Blackstone is the 79,535th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,188,445 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Blackstone live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. Blackstone is also the 1,091,646th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 78 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 5,356 people, or 1 in 67,673. In The United States Blackstone is most common in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, Georgia, where 9 percent are found and Ohio, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States Blackstone exists in 43 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Blackstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blackstone has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 549 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 198 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blackstone Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Blackstone last name are 12.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.06% being registered with the political party.

The amount Blackstone earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.17% more than the national average, earning R 421,020 per year; in United States they earn 0.17% more than the national average, earning $43,224 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.99% more than the national average, earning $55,642 CAD per year.

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Blackstone 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.

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