Blackburn 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 Blackburn ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 12 |
| Buckinghamshire | 6 |
| Berkshire | 19 |
| Cambridgeshire | 11 |
| Channel Islands | 9 |
| Cheshire | 357 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 232 |
| Derbyshire | 105 |
| Devon | 17 |
| Dorset | 6 |
| Durham | 674 |
| Essex | 147 |
| Gloucestershire | 65 |
| Hampshire | 67 |
| Herefordshire | 10 |
| Hertfordshire | 12 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
| Isle of Man | 24 |
| Kent | 169 |
| Lancashire | 3,681 |
| Leicestershire | 47 |
| Lincolnshire | 423 |
| London | 671 |
| Middlesex | 58 |
| Northumberland | 420 |
| Norfolk | 182 |
| Northamptonshire | 12 |
| Nottinghamshire | 130 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
| Shropshire | 27 |
| Suffolk | 38 |
| Somerset | 9 |
| Surrey | 121 |
| Sussex | 44 |
| Staffordshire | 89 |
| Warwickshire | 71 |
| Westmorland | 19 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 45 |
| Yorkshire | 4,683 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 11 |
| Carmarthenshire | 7 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 40 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 14 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 331 |
| Living On Own Means | 154 |
| General Labourer | 99 |
| Farmer | 80 |
| General Servant Domestic | 70 |
| Dress Maker | 68 |
| Scholar | 68 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 65 |
| Domestic Servant | 58 |
| Cotton C Weaver | 45 |
| Butcher | 40 |
| Woollen Weaver | 40 |
| Tailoress | 36 |
| Coal Miner | 32 |
| School | 32 |
| Cotton Spinner | 31 |
| Coal Hewer | 29 |
| Cotton Winder | 28 |
| Blacksmith | 27 |
| Charwoman | 27 |
| Cook Domestic | 27 |
| Dressmaker | 25 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 25 |
| Servant Domestic | 25 |
| Gardener Domestic | 25 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Blackburn | 5,379 |
| John Blackburn | 5,278 |
| William Blackburn | 4,713 |
| Elizabeth Blackburn | 3,265 |
| Thomas Blackburn | 2,836 |
| Sarah Blackburn | 2,794 |
| James Blackburn | 2,300 |
| George Blackburn | 2,293 |
| Joseph Blackburn | 2,034 |
| Ann Blackburn | 1,929 |
| Jane Blackburn | 1,897 |
| Robert Blackburn | 1,378 |
| Margaret Blackburn | 1,361 |
| Alice Blackburn | 1,272 |
| Henry Blackburn | 1,219 |
| Annie Blackburn | 1,208 |
| Hannah Blackburn | 1,153 |
| Charles Blackburn | 1,058 |
| Richard Blackburn | 1,039 |
| Ellen Blackburn | 1,032 |
| Martha Blackburn | 875 |
| Emma Blackburn | 837 |
| Edward Blackburn | 790 |
| Eliza Blackburn | 781 |
| Arthur Blackburn | 737 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackburn | 100% | 77,165 |
| 2 | Blackbourn | 90% | 3,595 |
| 3 | Blackburne | 90% | 2,047 |
| 4 | Blackbourne | 82% | 1,126 |
| 5 | Blackborn | 89% | 348 |
| 6 | Balckburn | 78% | 164 |
| 7 | Blockburn | 89% | 109 |
The surname Blackburn is the most popular version of all its varients