The Blackmon surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 22,130 people carried this name — #1,628 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 13,300 people counted. That is up 7% from 20,711 in 2000.

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In print

Blackmon in American newspapers,
1914–1929.

Newspaper page from South Bend News-times carrying the name Blackmon
South Bend News-times 1926-03-29
Newspaper page from The West Virginia News carrying the name Blackmon
The West Virginia News 1914-05-16
Newspaper page from Imperial Valley Press carrying the name Blackmon
Imperial Valley Press 1929-03-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,637 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Blackmon in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1970s.

367 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Blackmon. The most, 278, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 128
New South Wales 110
South Australia 54
Queensland 38
Tasmania 19
Western Australia 14
ACT (Canberra) 1

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

Who carried it

People named Blackmon,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Fred L. Blackmon
    Fred L. Blackmon 1873–1921 · lawyer
  • Evelyn Blackmon 1924–2014 · businessperson
  • Clarence Blackmon 1942–2011 · basketball player
  • Eugene Blackmon Jr. 1960–1998 · firefighter

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 Blackmon,
in the records of 3 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 States834 records

834 records of the Blackmon name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 550
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 230
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 32
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 8
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 5
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 4
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Johnny Blackmon

    Born 1941; from Flint, Michigan. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; died of wounds 1967 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Gracelawn Cemetery, Flint, Michigan.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James A. Blackmon

    Born 1918 in Alabama. Enlisted 1942 at Fort McPherson Atlanta, Georgia; farm hand. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Mars-Hill Cemetery, Montevallo, Alabama.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Blackmon

    Arrived at New York in 1850 aboard the Helen McGaw from Liverpool, aged 21. From Great Britain.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 834 records for Blackmon in the United States.

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

Australia7 records

7 records of the Blackmon name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charles Blackmon

    Reservoir of Windsor, Victoria; died 1909.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 Jane Blackmon

    Arrived in Victoria in 1877 aboard the Amyone, aged 24.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record William Blackmon

    Left Hobart in 1824 aboard the Guildford, bound for England.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Blackmon in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Blackmon name in Canada
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jas Blackmon

    Came to Ontario in 1879 aboard the Sardinian, landing at Quebec, bound for London, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. 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 Orville Kenneth Alexander Blackmon

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record J. W. Blackmon

    Came to Ontario in 1873 aboard the Hibernian, bound for Weston, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Blackmon in Canada.

Counts: Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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