Black Name Meaning: An Anglo-Saxon name which may originate from the nickname 'blac'(dark) or 'blaac' (pale) which
A sobriquet (nickname) which was probably given to someone with dark hair or skin or someone with pale hair or skin.
Discover how your Black ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 22 |
| Buckinghamshire | 14 |
| Berkshire | 37 |
| Cambridgeshire | 24 |
| Channel Islands | 9 |
| Cheshire | 83 |
| Cornwall | 16 |
| Cumberland | 368 |
| Derbyshire | 101 |
| Devon | 64 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 647 |
| Essex | 76 |
| Gloucestershire | 31 |
| Hampshire | 109 |
| Herefordshire | 34 |
| Hertfordshire | 10 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 56 |
| Kent | 318 |
| Lancashire | 1,040 |
| Leicestershire | 327 |
| Lincolnshire | 159 |
| London | 1,047 |
| Middlesex | 98 |
| Northumberland | 595 |
| Norfolk | 75 |
| Northamptonshire | 73 |
| Nottinghamshire | 144 |
| Oxfordshire | 4 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 28 |
| Suffolk | 27 |
| Somerset | 23 |
| Surrey | 72 |
| Sussex | 74 |
| Staffordshire | 81 |
| Warwickshire | 138 |
| Westmorland | 43 |
| Wiltshire | 12 |
| Worcestershire | 23 |
| Yorkshire | 518 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 10 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 6 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 18 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 27 |
| Pembrokeshire | 7 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,366 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 93 |
| Domestic Servant | 86 |
| General Labourer | 85 |
| Coal Miner | 85 |
| Dress Maker | 75 |
| Labourer | 52 |
| General Servant | 43 |
| Annuitant | 38 |
| Laundress | 35 |
| Carpenter | 30 |
| General Servant Domestic | 29 |
| Tailor | 28 |
| House Keeper | 21 |
| Joiner | 19 |
| No Occupation | 18 |
| Painter | 18 |
| Railway Labourer | 18 |
| Farm Labourer | 17 |
| Blacksmith | 15 |
| Clerk | 15 |
| Engine Fitter | 15 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 14 |
| Gardener | 13 |
| Servant Domestic | 13 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Black | 3,800 |
| John Black | 3,749 |
| Mary Black | 3,462 |
| James Black | 2,321 |
| Elizabeth Black | 2,258 |
| George Black | 1,936 |
| Thomas Black | 1,920 |
| Sarah Black | 1,570 |
| Jane Black | 1,347 |
| Robert Black | 1,322 |
| Margaret Black | 1,314 |
| Joseph Black | 1,004 |
| Ann Black | 982 |
| Annie Black | 799 |
| Henry Black | 722 |
| Charles Black | 677 |
| Alice Black | 657 |
| Ellen Black | 633 |
| Eliza Black | 599 |
| Isabella Black | 509 |
| Edward Black | 504 |
| Emma Black | 458 |
| Hannah Black | 450 |
| David Black | 449 |
| Arthur Black | 440 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black | 100% | 54,899 |
| 2 | Block | 80% | 5,290 |
| 3 | Blick | 80% | 3,322 |
| 4 | Bluck | 80% | 3,182 |
| 5 | Blackie | 71% | 2,101 |
| 6 | Blacke | 83% | 794 |
| 7 | Blach | 80% | 453 |
| 8 | Balck | 60% | 316 |
| 9 | Bulock | 67% | 240 |
| 10 | Blacka | 83% | 159 |
| 11 | Blak | 80% | 128 |
The surname Black is the most popular version of all its varients