Explore the Family Name Blackwater

The meaning of Blackwater

Native American (Navajo; also Black Water): translation into English of the Navajo personal name Tó Łizhiní, composed of tó ‘water’ and łizhin ‘black’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Blackwater has slightly increased over the 2000-2010 decade. In 2000, Blackwater was ranked as the 48,963rd most common surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had moved up to the 48,256th spot, an increase of 1.44%. The actual count of individuals bearing the Blackwater surname also grew during this period, going from 404 to 438, marking an increase of 8.42%. However, the proportion of people with the Blackwater surname per 100,000 population remained constant at 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,963	#48,256	1.44%
Count	404	438	8.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.15	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Blackwater

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Blackwater as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. A significant majority of the Blackwaters identify as American Indian and Alaskan Native, although this percentage fell slightly from 93.32% in 2000 to 89.50% in 2010. Notably, there was a percentage increase in the number of Blackwaters identifying as White (from 0% to 4.11%) and Hispanic (from 2.23% to 3.65%). The percentage of Blackwaters identifying as two or more races decreased from 3.22% to 1.83%. There were no Blackwaters who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
American Indian and Alaskan Native	93.32%	89.5%	-4.09%
White	0%	4.11%	0%
Hispanic	2.23%	3.65%	63.68%
Two or More Races	3.22%	1.83%	-43.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%