Last Name BLACKWOOD

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Meaning Local: from the lands of Blackwood in Lanarkshire.
Local: This family derived their name from the lands of Baron Dufferin and Claneboye, in Scotland, called Blackwood.
Origin Scottish, Jewish, Irish, Falkland

Rank 4,195 (2000 US census) 3,959 (1990 US census)
Count 7,837 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 78.04%, or 6116 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 15.43%, or 1209 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.37%, or 29 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.1%, or 86 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.3%, or 180 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.77%, or 217 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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