The Blackford surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,476 people carried this name — #7,443 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 65,800 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,316 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Blackford surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Blackford’.

An early record he cites: Robert de Blakeford, Somerset, 1327–28 (1 Edward III) — Kirby's Quest (Somerset).

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 106 · public domain.

In print

Blackford in American newspapers,
1899–1917.

Newspaper page from The Wheatland World carrying the name Blackford
The Wheatland World 1899-12-29
Newspaper page from Pinedale Roundup carrying the name Blackford
Pinedale Roundup 1916-12-28
Newspaper page from The Saratoga Sun carrying the name Blackford
The Saratoga Sun 1917-01-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 54,444 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Blackford in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

4,001 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Blackford. The most, 1,125, date from the 1880s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 3.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 2,165
New South Wales 1,187
Victoria 207
Western Australia 178
South Australia 142
Tasmania 104
ACT (Canberra) 10
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Blackford.

Who carried it

People named Blackford,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Isaac Blackford
    Isaac Blackford 1786–1859 · judge
  • Alexander Latimer Blackford
    Alexander Latimer Blackford 1829–1890 · missionary
  • Lancelot Minor Blackford
    Lancelot Minor Blackford 1837–1914
  • Eugene Gilbert Blackford
    Eugene Gilbert Blackford 1839–1905 · pisciculturist
  • Olive Margaret Strachey d. 1962
  • Benjamin Blackford 1834–1905 · surgeon

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Blackford,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States374 records

374 records of the Blackford name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 144
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 91
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 62
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 40
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 27
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William V. Blackford

    Born 1916 in Indiana. Enlisted 1945 at Indianapolis; lineman from Fountain County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1964, buried at Waynetown Masonic Cemetery, Indiana.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record John Melvin Blackford

    Born 1946; from Tacoma, Washington. U.S. Marine Corps, machinegunner; killed in action 1969 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Fannie Blackford

    Arrived at New York in 1883 aboard the Scythia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 26; matron. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 374 records for Blackford in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia139 records

139 records of the Blackford name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 53
  • Tasmanian Names Index 30
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 20
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 17
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 16
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 3
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Blackford

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Louisa in 1845. Native of Shoreditch, Middlesex. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1850. Married 1850 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 30.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thomas Blackford

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Persia, aged 30; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Brian James Blackford

    Storeman of Tecoma, Victoria; died 2000.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 139 records for Blackford in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada91 records

91 records of the Blackford name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 82
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 4
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record James Eivart Blackford

    Died 1944; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Cora Blackford

    Died 1927 in Tiverton, Digby, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Leslie Borthwick Blackford

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 91 records for Blackford in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom8 records

8 records of the Blackford name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 7
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. H. Blackford

    Royal Engineers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. Blackford

    Driver, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. S. Blackford

    Lance Corporal, Royal Engineers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Blackford in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Blackford name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record John Douglas Blackford

    Born 1918 in the United Kingdom; died 1992 in Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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