Last Name BLACKSMITH

Summary/Contribute


Meaning A worker in iron. This and Whitesmith are the only survivals of the custom of styling the different workers in metals by the color of that on which they spent their energies.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 32,094 (2000 US census) 32,377 (1990 US census)
Count 678 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 54.13%, or 367 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 5.75%, or 39 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 34.07%, or 231 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 3.1%, or 21 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.95%, or 20 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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