The Blakeman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,380 people carried this name — #9,615 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 87,000 people counted. That is up 5% from 3,206 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Blakeman surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a nickname: ‘the blackman’.

An early record he cites: Henry Blacman, Oxfordshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Blackman and Blakeman.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 107 · public domain.

In print

Blakeman in American newspapers,
1915–1918.

Newspaper page from The Crook County Monitor carrying the name Blakeman
The Crook County Monitor 1918-03-21
Newspaper page from The Crook County Monitor carrying the name Blakeman
The Crook County Monitor 1915-06-10
Newspaper page from The Crook County Monitor carrying the name Blakeman
The Crook County Monitor 1918-01-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 23,106 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Blakeman in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1980s.

1,155 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Blakeman. The most, 445, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 817
Queensland 88
Tasmania 82
Western Australia 71
Victoria 69
South Australia 21
ACT (Canberra) 2
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Blakeman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Adam Blakeman 1596–1665 · Anglican priest
  • Birdseye Blakeman 1824–1894
  • Anna Tomlinson Blakeman 1827–1912
  • Sarah Louise Blakeman 1841–1881
  • Rose Wentworth Patterson 1868–1930 · entomologist
  • Robert M. Blakeman 1925–2018 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Blakeman,
in the records of 6 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 States318 records

318 records of the Blakeman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 119
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 77
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 59
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 25
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 20
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 17
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Douglas R. Blakeman

    Born 1922 in Minnesota. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Snelling; sales clerk from Wadena County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Sebeka West Cemetery, Minnesota.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1869 aboard the City of Paris from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 25; mason. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Ronald G. Blakeman

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1952, died 1988; buried at Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Kentucky.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 318 records for Blakeman 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia60 records

60 records of the Blakeman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 29
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 12
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 8
  • Tasmanian Names Index 7
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  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 John Blakeman

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Gilmore, sailing from London in 1831. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1836.

    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 Thos Blakeman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1855 aboard the Marco Polo, aged 35; 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 Nancy Ellen Blakeman

    Nursing sister of Cheltenham, Victoria; died 2001.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 60 records for Blakeman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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).

United Kingdom11 records

11 records of the Blakeman name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 6
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 5
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record George Blakeman

    Buried in 1847 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 48.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. G. Blakeman

    Rifle Brigade. 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 page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Sophia Blakeman

    Buried in 1847 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 40.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Blakeman 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: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Blakeman name in Canada
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Rich'd Blakeman

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

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Tracy Lynn Blakeman

    Buried in 1996 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 27.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  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 Claude Blakeman

    Died in service in 1918.

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

Showing 3 of 5 records for Blakeman in Canada.

Counts: Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand4 records

4 records of the Blakeman name in New Zealand Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Elizabeth Blakeman

    Buried in 1983 at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 77.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Hamilton Blakeman

    Buried in 1967 at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 74.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ian George Hamilton Blakeman

    Died 1991, aged 62; buried at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Blakeman in New Zealand.

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Blakeman 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 William Blakeman

    Born 1910 in Bordeaux (Gironde); died 1980 in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes).

    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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