Blackett

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English

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Etymology

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A diminutive of the surname Black or a topographic surname for someone who lived by a dark headland, from Middle English blak (black) + heaved (head).

Proper noun

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Blackett (countable and uncountable, plural Blacketts)

  1. A surname from Middle English.
  2. A suburb of Sydney, in the City of Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia.

Derived terms

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Blackett is the 36900th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 605 individuals. Blackett is most common among White (52.23%) and Black/African American (41.82%) individuals.

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