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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 116 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 87 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 94 |
| Cornwall | 65 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 237 |
| Devon | 34 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 14 |
| Essex | 248 |
| Gloucestershire | 264 |
| Hampshire | 31 |
| Herefordshire | 10 |
| Hertfordshire | 46 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 56 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 86 |
| Lancashire | 348 |
| Leicestershire | 117 |
| Lincolnshire | 43 |
| London | 624 |
| Middlesex | 87 |
| Northumberland | 13 |
| Norfolk | 3 |
| Northamptonshire | 220 |
| Nottinghamshire | 64 |
| Oxfordshire | 93 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 56 |
| Shropshire | 9 |
| Suffolk | 2 |
| Somerset | 56 |
| Surrey | 38 |
| Sussex | 32 |
| Staffordshire | 85 |
| Warwickshire | 298 |
| Westmorland | 7 |
| Wiltshire | 29 |
| Worcestershire | 42 |
| Yorkshire | 252 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 42 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 7 |
| Denbighshire | 54 |
| Flintshire | 158 |
| Glamorgan | 34 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 9 |
| Monmouthshire | 37 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 706 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 130 |
| Labourer | 100 |
| Domestic Servant | 51 |
| Laundress | 42 |
| Dress Maker | 40 |
| General Servant | 39 |
| House Keeper | 31 |
| Shoe Maker | 30 |
| Annuitant | 25 |
| Servant | 23 |
| Tailor | 21 |
| Cook | 20 |
| Carpenter | 19 |
| Cotton Weaver | 18 |
| General Servant Domestic | 17 |
| Gardener | 16 |
| Lace Maker | 15 |
| Blacksmith | 14 |
| Stone Mason | 13 |
| Tambour Worker | 13 |
| Farm Labourer | 12 |
| Farmer | 12 |
| Miner | 12 |
| Wife | 12 |
| 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 |