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Where Does The Last Name Blackwell Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Blackwell (Tibetan: བེལེག་ཝེལ།) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Blackwell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blackwell? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 6,803^rd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 87,689 people. The surname Blackwell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Blackwell reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 210,961^st most frequently used first name in the world, held by 1,378 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 63,474 people, or 1 in 5,710. In The United States Blackwell is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent live, North Carolina, where 8 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 95 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Blackwell Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Blackwell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Blackwell last name increased 664 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 208 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 339 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blackwell Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Blackwell surname is predominantly Catholic (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Blackwell last name are 12.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.55% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Blackwell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 144.76% more than the national average, earning R 581,652 per year; in United States they earn 5.34% less than the national average, earning $40,845 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.61% more than the national average, earning $53,959 CAD per year.