How common is the surname Blackshear?

3,995 people in the United States had the surname Blackshear in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,283 Americans. It ranked 8,293rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Blackshear?

Wayne Blackshear, American basketball player (born 1992).

Where is the surname Blackshear most common?

Wikidata records people named Blackshear in the United States.

Is the surname Blackshear getting more or less common?

More common. 3,633 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,995 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Blackshear

A surname, carried by 3,995 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B426

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Blackshear is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,995 people named Blackshear in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 77,283 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,633.

#8,293

rank among US surnames

3,995

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+10%

change since 2000 (was #8,370)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,287	Dulin	3,998	77,225
#8,288	Maus	3,997	77,244
#8,291	Bergin	3,996	77,264
#8,293	Blackshear	3,995	77,283
#8,295	Ice	3,994	77,302

Who is named Blackshear

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

67% of people named Blackshear identified as Black (not Hispanic), 26% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 67%
White (not Hispanic) 26%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Blackshears

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Wayne Blackshear
American basketball player (born 1992)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Blackshear

Blackshear has the Soundex code B426, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B426.

Questions

How common is the surname Blackshear?: 3,995 people in the United States had the surname Blackshear in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,283 Americans. It ranked 8,293rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Blackshear?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Blackshear identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 26% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Blackshear?: Wayne Blackshear, American basketball player (born 1992).
Where is the surname Blackshear most common?: Wikidata records people named Blackshear in the United States.
Is the surname Blackshear getting more or less common?: More common. 3,633 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,995 in 2010, up 10%.