BLACKIE
Blackie (surname)
Blackie is a Scottish and northern English surname of Old English origin. The name is derived from the word "black," either referring to the dark hair or complexion of an ancestor. The surname is often found in areas with a significant Scottish or northern English population.
Origins
The surname Blackie is of toponymic origins, derived from the place name Blackley in Greater Manchester, England. The name Blackley itself comes from the Old English words "blaec" meaning black, and "leah" meaning wood or clearing, indicating a settlement in a dark or shady location.
Distribution
The surname Blackie is most commonly found in Scotland and northern England, particularly in areas such as Manchester, Glasgow, and Edinburgh. The name spread to other English-speaking countries through emigration, particularly to countries like Canada, Australia, and the United States.
Notable Individuals
1. Alexander Blackie (1809–1854)
- Scottish scholar and professor of Humanity at the University of Aberdeen.
2. Colin Blackie (1910–2003)
- British artist known for his landscape paintings and illustrations.
3. Isabella Blackie (1829–1887)
- Scottish poet and writer known for her poems and travel writings.
Variants
Variants of the surname Blackie include Blacky, Blackee, and Blakie. The name may also have evolved into the surnames Black and Blackley over time.
References
- Reaney, P.H., and Wilson, R.M. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge.
- Hanks, P., Coates, R., and McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
There are approximately 1,679 people named Blackie in the UK. That makes it roughly the 4,886th most common surname in Britain. Around 26 in a million people in Britain are named Blackie.
Origin: Celtic
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: Scotland
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: Gaelic
Typical given names associated with the surname
Male
- Andrew
- David
- George
- James
- John
- Richard
- Robert
- Stuart
- Thomas
- William
Female
- Carole
- Caroline
- Claire
- Elizabeth
- Fiona
- Helen
- Jean
- Julie
- Karen
- Louise
- Margaret
- Mary
- Sarah
- Susan
Similar and related surnames
- Blackey
- Blacke
- Black
- Blackes
- Blacka
- Bahlke
- Balac
- Balaghi
- Balague
- Balak
- Balaka
- Balaki
- Balauca
- Balc
- Balck
- Balek
- Balg
- Balga
- Balgue
- Balic
- Balica
- Balicao
- Balick
- Balicka
- Balicki
- Baliga
- Balik
- Balk
- Balka
- Balke
- Balkee
- Balkie
- Balko
- Ballack
- Ballagh
- Ballek
- Ballock
- Balloqui
- Ballough
- Balluck
- Balocco
- Balock
- Balog
- Baloga
- Balogh
- Balok
- Balough
- Baluk
- Baluka
- Baulk
- Bauluck
- Baylock
- Beaulac
- Belak
- Belec
- Belegu
- Belek
- Belga
- Belic
- Belica
- Belicki
- Belik
- Belk
- Belka
- Belke
- Belko
- Bellack
- Bellak
- Bellec
- Bellego
- Bellick
- Belloc
- Belluco
- Beloc
- Belok
- Bialeck
- Bialecka
- Bialecki
- Bialek
- Bialick
- Bialik
- Bialk
- Bialka
- Bialko
- Bialyk
- Bielak
- Bielec
- Bielecka
- Bielecki
- Bielek
- Bielicka
- Bielicki
- Bielig
- Bielik
- Bielka
- Biellik
- Bilak
- Bilc
- Bilec
- Bilecki
- Bilek
- Bilic
- Bilicki
- Bilik
- Bilk
- Bilka
- Bilke
- Bilko
- Bilku
- Billick
- Billig
- Billock
- Bilog
- Bilyk
- Blaak
- Blackah
- Blacked
- Blackin
- Blacking
- Blackis
- Blackith
- Blackitt
- Blacklie
- Blackoe
- Blackow
- Blacks
- Blacksidge
- Blaco
- Blacoe
- Blag
- Blaga
- Blagg
- Blago
- Blaick
- Blaihkey
- Blaik
- Blaike
- Blaikey
- Blaikie
- Blak
- Blake
- Blakes
- Blakey
- Blakie
- Blakoe
- Blaky
- Blaski
- Blaskie
- Blaug
- Bleak
- Bleake
- Bleakes
- Bleakey
- Bleakie
- Bleck
- Blecke
- Bleckie
- Bleeck
- Bleek
- Blegg
- Bleik
- Blek
- Bleke
- Blekey
- Blick
- Blicq
- Bligh
- Blighe
- Blik
- Bloc
- Block
- Blocke
- Blogg
- Blogh
- Blok
- Bloke
- Blook
- Blough
- Bluck
- Blucke
- Blugh
- Bluka
- Bluke
- Blygh
- Blyke
- Bohlke
- Bolak
- Bolck
- Bolec
- Bolek
- Bolick
- Bolik
- Bolk
- Bolka
- Bolke
- Bollack
- Bollag
- Bollig
- Bollock
- Bollok
- Bollough
- Boloca
- Bologa
- Bolooki
- Boluk
- Booluck
- Boullough
- Bulak
- Bulakio
- Bulcke
- Bulek
- Bulga
- Bulic
- Buliga
- Bulik
- Bulk
- Bulka
- Bulkai
- Bulko
- Bulku
- Bullack
- Bullick
- Bulliqi
- Bullock
- Bullocke
- Bullogh
- Bullough
- Bulluck
- Bulock
- Buluck
- Buluku
- Bulyka
- Bylicki
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