# Blackwell (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/blackwell/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 47,175 |
| US rank (2010) | 741 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,545 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.5% (46,495 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈblækwɛl/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Blackwell in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 66% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Blackwell in the United States and Australia.

## People named Blackwell

- Elizabeth Blackwell, American physician, abolitionist, women's rights activist (1821-1910)
- Alice Stone Blackwell, American feminist, journalist and human rights advocate (1857-1950)
- Antoinette Brown Blackwell, American minister (1825–1921)
- Otis Blackwell, American songwriter (1931–2002)
- David Blackwell, American mathematician (1919–2010)
- Carlyle Blackwell, American silent film actor, director, and producer (1884-1955)
- Scrapper Blackwell, American blues guitarist and singer (1903–1962)
- Alex Blackwell, Australian cricketer
- Unita Blackwell, American civil rights activist (1933–2019)
- Ed Blackwell, American jazz drummer (1929–1992)
- Richard Blackwell, American journalist and fashion critic (1922-2008)
- Colin Blackwell, American ice hockey player

and 7 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Blakely, Blakley, Blakeley, Blackwelder, Blackledge, Blackley, Blacklock, Belisle, Bulkley.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.