Blackett
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Blackett (countable and uncountable, plural Blacketts)
- A surname from Middle English.
- A suburb of Sydney, in the City of Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia.
Derived terms[edit]
Statistics[edit]
- 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.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Blackett”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 167.