Explore the Family Name Blackhurst

The meaning of Blackhurst

English: habitational name from any of various minor places called Blackhurst (in Cheshire, Shropshire, Kent) or Blackhurst Farm (Cheshire), derived from Old English blæc ‘black, dark’ + hyrst ‘wooded hill’. Alternatively, it may be a topographic name for someone who lived ‘(by the) black wooded hill’, with the same etymology.

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How common is the last name Blackhurst in the United States?

The surname Blackhurst showed a notable increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked as the 33,563rd most common surname, but by 2010 it had moved up to the 30,701st position, marking an 8.53% change. This rise in ranking was accompanied by an 18.41% increase in the count of people with this surname, which went from 641 in 2000 to 759 in 2010. Furthermore, the proportion per 100k people also elevated by 8.33%, moving from 0.24 to 0.26.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,563	#30,701	8.53%
Count	641	759	18.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.26	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Blackhurst

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, there were observable shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Blackhurst from 2000 to 2010. Notably, in 2000, nearly 98.75% of individuals with this surname identified as White. However, by 2010, this percentage had decreased slightly to 95.65%. Simultaneously, new ethnic identities emerged among those bearing the surname. For instance, in 2010, 1.71% identified as Hispanic, 0.79% as Asian/Pacific Islander, 0.66% as Black, and 1.19% reported belonging to two or more races. No data was recorded for American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.75%	95.65%	-3.14%
Hispanic	0%	1.71%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.19%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.79%	0%
Black	0%	0.66%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%