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BLACKETT

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There are approximately 2,191 people named Blackett in the UK. That makes it the 4,175th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 35 are named Blackett.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Diminutive

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The Blackett surname in historical dictionaries

BLACKETT. Dan. hlakhcU greyish. Ferguson. But the B.'s of Northumb. trace to Richard de Black-heved, or Blackhead, forester of Stanhope, 1350 ; and the name is consequently local.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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