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    The surname Blackstone

    An English surname, carried by 3,659 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈblækstən/ 2 syllables Soundex B423

    Blackstone: #8,946 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Blackstone #8,946, 3,659 people Blackstone: #8,946 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Blackstone #8,946, 3,659 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Blackstone is more common than 94.5% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Old English blac (“black”) + stān (“stone”).

    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 3,659 people named Blackstone in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 84,380 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,466.

    #8,946
    rank among US surnames
    3,659
    people in 2010
    1.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.6%
    change since 2000 (was #8,729)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #8,939Cram3,66284,311
    #8,941Zhen3,66184,334
    #8,944Koger3,66084,357
    #8,946Blackstone3,65984,380
    #8,950Clyde3,65884,403
    #8,951Starcher3,65784,426

    Who is named Blackstone

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

    80% of people named Blackstone identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 80%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 13%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
    • Two or more races 2.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Blackstones

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • William Eugene Blackstone
      American Christian Zionist, 1841–1935

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Blackstone

    Blackstone has the Soundex code B423, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B423.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Blackstone come from?
    From Old English blac (“black”) + stān (“stone”).
    How common is the surname Blackstone?
    3,659 people in the United States had the surname Blackstone in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,380 Americans. It ranked 8,946th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Blackstone?
    In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Blackstone identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Blackstone?
    William Eugene Blackstone, American Christian Zionist.
    Where is the surname Blackstone most common?
    Wikidata records people named Blackstone in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Blackstone?
    Blackstone is /ˈblækstən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Blackstone getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,466 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,659 in 2010, up 5.6%.