How common is the surname Blackmon?

22,130 people in the United States had the surname Blackmon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,951 Americans. It ranked 1,628th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Blackmon?

Charlie Blackmon, American professional baseball player, followed by Tristan Blackmon.

Where is the surname Blackmon most common?

Wikidata records people named Blackmon in the United States.

Is the surname Blackmon getting more or less common?

More common. 20,711 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,130 in 2010, up 6.9%.

The surname Blackmon

A surname, carried by 22,130 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Blackmon is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 22,130 people named Blackmon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,951 Americans. That is up 6.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,711.

#1,628

rank among US surnames

22,130

people in 2010

7.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,589)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,619	Stahl	22,211	13,901
#1,621	Samuels	22,207	13,903
#1,622	Dukes	22,187	13,916
#1,623	Sheridan	22,177	13,922
#1,625	Vickers	22,176	13,923
#1,626	Cartwright	22,156	13,935
#1,627	Link	22,137	13,947

Who is named Blackmon

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

48% of people named Blackmon identified as white (not Hispanic), 47% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 48%
Black (not Hispanic) 47%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Blackmons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charlie Blackmon
American professional baseball player, born 1986
Tristan Blackmon
American soccer player, born 1996

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Blackmon

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

Questions

How common is the surname Blackmon?: 22,130 people in the United States had the surname Blackmon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,951 Americans. It ranked 1,628th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Blackmon?: In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Blackmon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 47% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Blackmon?: Charlie Blackmon, American professional baseball player, followed by Tristan Blackmon.
Where is the surname Blackmon most common?: Wikidata records people named Blackmon in the United States.
Is the surname Blackmon getting more or less common?: More common. 20,711 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,130 in 2010, up 6.9%.