Explore the Family Name Blacknall

The meaning of Blacknall

English (Nottinghamshire): habitational name from Blakenhall in Caldwell (Derbyshire), Blakenall (Staffordshire), or some lost or unidentified place similarly named, from Old English blæc ‘black’ + halh ‘nook’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Blacknall has seen a rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Blacknall ranked 50,261 in popularity and had a count of 391, which equates to a proportion of 0.14 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the popularity rank improved to 48,901, and the count increased to 431, resulting in a proportion of 0.15 per 100,000 people. This represents a change of 2.71 in rank and 10.23 in count over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,261	#48,901	2.71%
Count	391	431	10.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.15	7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Blacknall

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Blacknall also changed between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as Black, making up 80.56% of the total in 2000 and increasing slightly to 81.67% by 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased from 13.04% to 12.3%, and the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic dropped minimally from 3.84% to 3.71%. The percentage of those who identify with two or more races also decreased from 2.56% to 2.09% over the decade. There were no individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	80.56%	81.67%	1.38%
White	13.04%	12.3%	-5.67%
Hispanic	3.84%	3.71%	-3.39%
Two or More Races	2.56%	2.09%	-18.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%