Last Name BLACKLEDGE

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Of the Black-lake, corrupted by imitation into Blackleach. Probably connected with property in Wilmslow parish, East Cheshire, from which district the name in most cases undoubtedly sprung.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 12,611 (2000 US census) 11,742 (1990 US census)
Count 2,252 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 86.1%, or 1939 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 10.57%, or 238 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.58%, or 13 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.44%, or 10 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.2%, or 27 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.11%, or 25 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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