Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BLACKWOOD
There are approximately 4,357 people named Blackwood in the UK. That makes it the 2,398th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 69 are named Blackwood.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
BlacktonBlackswood
Blackwoodde
Blackwoods
Blackwoode
Blackwoodk
Blackwooder
Blackdwood
Blackewood
Balckwood
Blackood
Blachwood
Blackwod
Blackwed
Blackwodd
Blackwode
Blackwwod
Blackoode
Blackwoodjohn
Blacwod
Blackwodde
The Blackwood surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) This family derived their name from the lands of Baron Dufferin and Claneboye, in Scotland, called Blackwood.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BLACKWOOD. Lord D ufterin descends from a Scottish family. Adam B. was one of the privy-council to Mary, Queen of Scots. I find no locality of this name in North Britain, except the Blackwood Hills, CO. Dumfries.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.