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

The surname Blackwood is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname Blackwood is the 20,743^rd most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 276,714 people. The last name Blackwood is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Blackwood live; 48 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. Blackwood is also the 1,590,275^th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 41 people.

Blackwood is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 12,379 people, or 1 in 29,280. In The United States Blackwood is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 78 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 18 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Blackwood Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Blackwood has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blackwood surname increased 745 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 756 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 116 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 573 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Blackwood Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Presbyterian (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Blackwood surname are 7.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.74% registered with the party.

The amount Blackwood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 180.25% more than the national average, earning R 665,988 per year; in United States they earn 0.93% more than the national average, earning $43,552 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.69% less than the national average, earning $48,842 CAD per year.