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BLACKMAN

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There are approximately 7,968 people named Blackman in the UK. That makes it the 1,360th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 126 are named Blackman.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

Related and similar surnames

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Blackham
Blachman
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Blacjman
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Balcman
Blacan
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Blackand
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The Blackman surname in historical dictionaries

BLACKMAN. A baptismal name originally derived from the personal quality of a darJi comi3lexion. It is common in A-Sax. charters, and several persons called Blacheman and Blachemannus occur in Domesd. as holders antecedently to the making of that survey. One of these is in Kent, where there is a parish called Blackmaustone, which may have been named after him.

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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