Blackwell Name Meaning: An English/Scottish word taken from the Anglo-Saxon word 'blaecburna' meaning 'black/dark coloured stream'.
A name which is thought to have been taken from the place of the same name in Lancashire, would have been given to someone who lived there or someone of lived near a 'dark coloured' stream.
Discover how your Blackwell ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 8 |
| Buckinghamshire | 134 |
| Berkshire | 53 |
| Cambridgeshire | 41 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 96 |
| Cornwall | 73 |
| Cumberland | 11 |
| Derbyshire | 197 |
| Devon | 51 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 5 |
| Essex | 155 |
| Gloucestershire | 285 |
| Hampshire | 23 |
| Herefordshire | 8 |
| Hertfordshire | 27 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 66 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 58 |
| Lancashire | 148 |
| Leicestershire | 94 |
| Lincolnshire | 50 |
| London | 497 |
| Middlesex | 52 |
| Northumberland | 24 |
| Norfolk | 5 |
| Northamptonshire | 149 |
| Nottinghamshire | 65 |
| Oxfordshire | 120 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 66 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 4 |
| Somerset | 58 |
| Surrey | 6 |
| Sussex | 15 |
| Staffordshire | 33 |
| Warwickshire | 185 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 21 |
| Worcestershire | 22 |
| Yorkshire | 195 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 28 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 63 |
| Flintshire | 128 |
| Glamorgan | 23 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 11 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 4 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 407 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 139 |
| House Servant | 68 |
| Labourer | 60 |
| Farm Labourer | 36 |
| Servant | 28 |
| Dress Maker | 27 |
| Lace Maker | 27 |
| At Home | 27 |
| Laundress | 21 |
| House Keeper | 21 |
| Shoe Maker | 20 |
| Annuitant | 19 |
| Pauper | 16 |
| Lead Miner | 15 |
| General Servant | 14 |
| Stone Mason | 14 |
| Farmers Son | 13 |
| Errand Boy | 12 |
| Blacksmith | 12 |
| Cook | 11 |
| Carpenter | 10 |
| Farm Servant | 10 |
| Silk Winder | 10 |
| Miner | 10 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Blackwell | 2,621 |
| Mary Blackwell | 2,483 |
| John Blackwell | 2,066 |
| Elizabeth Blackwell | 1,691 |
| Thomas Blackwell | 1,427 |
| George Blackwell | 1,399 |
| Sarah Blackwell | 1,346 |
| James Blackwell | 1,102 |
| Ann Blackwell | 853 |
| Charles Blackwell | 833 |
| Henry Blackwell | 766 |
| Joseph Blackwell | 663 |
| Eliza Blackwell | 627 |
| Annie Blackwell | 561 |
| Frederick Blackwell | 536 |
| Jane Blackwell | 533 |
| Richard Blackwell | 504 |
| Edward Blackwell | 496 |
| Robert Blackwell | 491 |
| Alice Blackwell | 483 |
| Ellen Blackwell | 478 |
| Emma Blackwell | 465 |
| Alfred Blackwell | 456 |
| Samuel Blackwell | 423 |
| Arthur Blackwell | 419 |