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    The surname Blackmer

    An English surname, carried by 2,148 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B425

    Blackmer: #14,025 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Blackmer #14,025, 2,148 people Blackmer: #14,025 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Blackmer #14,025, 2,148 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Blackmer is more common than 91.4% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Old English blæc (“black”) + mere (“pond, pool, lake”).

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,148 people named Blackmer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 143,736 Americans. That is up 9.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,962.

    #14,025
    rank among US surnames
    2,148
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.5%
    change since 2000 (was #14,082)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,025Blackmer2,148143,736
    #14,030Dziedzic2,147143,803

    Who is named Blackmer

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    94% of people named Blackmer identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Blackmers

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Sidney Blackmer
      American actor (1895-1973)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Blackmer

    Blackmer has the Soundex code B425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B425.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Blackmer come from?
    From Old English blæc (“black”) + mere (“pond, pool, lake”).
    How common is the surname Blackmer?
    2,148 people in the United States had the surname Blackmer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,736 Americans. It ranked 14,025th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Blackmer?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Blackmer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Blackmer?
    Sidney Blackmer, American actor (1895-1973).
    Where is the surname Blackmer most common?
    Wikidata records people named Blackmer in the United States.
    Is the surname Blackmer getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,962 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,148 in 2010, up 9.5%.