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    The surname Blackwell

    A surname, carried by 47,175 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈblækwɛl/ 2 syllables Soundex B424

    Blackwell: #741 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Blackwell #741, 47,175 people Blackwell: #741 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Blackwell #741, 47,175 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Blackwell is more common than 99.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 47,175 people named Blackwell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,545 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 46,495.

    #741
    rank among US surnames
    47,175
    people in 2010
    16
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.5%
    change since 2000 (was #673)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #732Beasley47,6936,474
    #733Stephenson47,6416,481
    #734Snow47,5286,496
    #735Huerta47,4556,506
    #736Preston47,3676,518
    #737Vance47,3246,524
    #738Barry47,2746,531

    Who is named Blackwell

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

    66% of people named Blackwell identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Blackwells

    19 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • 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, born 1983
    • 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, born 1993

    Notable Blackwells come mostly from the United States (18) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Blackwell

    Blackwell has the Soundex code B424, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B424.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Blackwell?
    47,175 people in the United States had the surname Blackwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,545 Americans. It ranked 741st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Blackwell?
    In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Blackwell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Blackwell?
    Elizabeth Blackwell, American physician, abolitionist, women's rights activist (1821-1910), followed by Alice Stone Blackwell.
    Where is the surname Blackwell most common?
    Wikidata records people named Blackwell in the United States and Australia.
    How do you pronounce Blackwell?
    Blackwell is /ˈblækwɛl/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Blackwell getting more or less common?
    More common. 46,495 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 47,175 in 2010, up 1.5%.