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/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name Blackwood is the 20,743^rd most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 276,714 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Blackwood are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Blackwood is also the 1,590,275^th most common given name internationally. It is borne by 41 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 12,379 people, or 1 in 29,280. In The United States Blackwood is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent live, Florida, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 78 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 18 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Blackwood Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Blackwood has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 745 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 756 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 116 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 573 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Blackwood Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily 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.