Blackburn (surname)
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Blackburn is a surname
of English
origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881 http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/surnames/BLACKBURN/1881census, its frequency was highest in Yorkshire
, followed by Cumberland
, Lancashire
, Lincolnshire
, Northumberland
, County Durham
and Norfolk
. In all other British counties, its frequency was below national average. The surname Blackburn may refer to:
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881 http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/surnames/BLACKBURN/1881census, its frequency was highest in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, followed by Cumberland
Cumberland
Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
and Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
. In all other British counties, its frequency was below national average. The surname Blackburn may refer to:
- Anthony BlackburnAnthony BlackburnVice-Admiral Sir David Anthony James Blackburn , KCVO, CB was a British naval officer and Member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom....
- Arthur Blackburn (footballer)Arthur Blackburn (footballer)Arthur Blackburn was an English footballer who played as a full-back with Blackburn Rovers and Southampton around the turn of the 20th century. He was the elder brother of England international footballer, Fred Blackburn.-Football career:...
(born 1877), English footballer with Blackburn Rovers and Southampton - Arthur Seaforth BlackburnArthur Seaforth BlackburnBrigadier Arthur Seaforth Blackburn VC, CMG, CBE, ED was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- Bob Blackburn
- Bunkie BlackburnBunkie BlackburnJames Ronald "Bunkie" Blackburn was a NASCAR racecar driver.-Career:Blackburn's father owned and operated the Fayetteville, North Carolina racetrack....
- Chase BlackburnChase BlackburnChase Blackburn is an American football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was signed by the Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football for Akron....
- Clarice BlackburnClarice BlackburnClarice Blackburn was an American actress who appeared as Mrs. Sarah Johnson, Abigail Collins, and Minerva Trask on Dark Shadows...
- Colin BlackburnColin BlackburnColin Blackburn, Baron Blackburn was a Scottish judge.Colin Blackburn was born in Selkirkshire, and educated at Edinburgh Academy, Eton and at Trinity College, Cambridge, taking high mathematical honours in 1835. His younger brother was the mathematician Hugh Blackburn.He was called to the bar in...
- Dan BlackburnDan BlackburnDaniel Blackburn is a retired Canadian professional hockey goaltender. He played 63 regular-season games for the New York Rangers, going 20–32–11 with 1 shutout.-Minor league career:...
- Derek BlackburnDerek BlackburnDerek Nigel Ernest Blackburn was a Canadian Member of Parliament from 1972 to 1993. He was elected as a candidate of the New Democratic Party in the riding of Brant in Ontario...
- Doris BlackburnDoris BlackburnDoris Amelia Blackburn was an Australian activist and Member of Parliament.She was born Doris Amelia Hordern in Melbourne, Victoria, and became involved in women's rights and peace issues from a young age and served as the campaign secretary of Vida Goldstein, the first woman to stand for election...
- Earl BlackburnEarl BlackburnEarl Stuart Blackburn was a right-handed catcher in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves, and Chicago Cubs from 1912 to 1917....
, Major League Baseball player - Edmond Spencer BlackburnEdmond Spencer BlackburnEdmond Spencer Blackburn was a Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1901 and 1903 and 1905 and 1907....
- Elizabeth BlackburnElizabeth BlackburnElizabeth Helen Blackburn, AC, FRS is an Australian-born American biological researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, who studies the telomere, a structure at the end of chromosomes that protects the chromosome. Blackburn co-discovered telomerase, the enzyme that replenishes the...
, molecular biologist and Nobel prize winner - Estelle BlackburnEstelle BlackburnEstelle Blackburn is a journalist who has played a crucial role in the review of some controversial criminal cases in Western Australia.-Early life:...
- Fred BlackburnFred BlackburnFred Blackburn was a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde from the 1951 general election until 1970....
- Fred Blackburn (footballer)Fred Blackburn (footballer)Frederick Blackburn was an English footballer.Fred Blackburn played for his home-town club of Blackburn Rovers, playing as an outside left, and featured for the team at the age of 17....
(born 1879), English international footballer - Geoffrey BlackburnGeoffrey BlackburnGeoffrey Herbert Blackburn OAM is a Baptist minister, who served as Secretary and President General of the Baptist Union of Australia....
- George Blackburn
- George BlackburnGeorge BlackburnGeorge "Blackie" Blackburn was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at Miami University , the University of Cincinnati , and the University of Virginia , compiling a career college football record of 61–60–7...
, American football coach - George Blackburn (baseball)George Blackburn (baseball)George W. Blackburn [Smiling George] was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Baltimore Orioles in the season...
, Major League Baseball player - George Blackburn (footballer born 1888)George Blackburn (footballer born 1888)George Blackburn was a former professional footballer, who played for Bradford Park Avenue and Huddersfield Town.-References:*99 Years & Counting - Stats & Stories - Huddersfield Town History...
, English footballer - George Blackburn (footballer born 1899), English footballer
- George G. BlackburnGeorge G. BlackburnGeorge Gideon Blackburn, CM, MC was a Canadian veteran of World War II and author.Born in Wales, Ontario, Blackburn worked in the United States in railway construction as a steam shovel operator and, later, worked as a newspaper reporter for the Ottawa Journal in Pembroke, Ontario...
, Canadian author
- George Blackburn
- Gideon BlackburnGideon BlackburnGideon Blackburn was an American Presbyterian clergyman, educator and missionary to Cherokee and Creek nations, and college president...
- Howard BlackburnHoward BlackburnHoward Blackburn was a Gloucester, Massachusetts fisherman, born in Nova Scotia. Despite losing his fingers at sea in 1883, he prospered as a Gloucester businessman...
- James Blackburn
- James Blackburn (architect)James Blackburn (architect)James Blackburn was an English civil engineer, surveyor and architect best known for his work in Australia, to which he had been sentenced for forgery...
- James Blackburn (politician)
- James Blackburn (RAF officer)James Blackburn (RAF officer)Wing Commander James Blackburn DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, DFC was a Royal Air Force officer who completed a record five tours of operations during World War II.-Early life:...
- James Blackburn (architect)
- Jean-Pierre BlackburnJean-Pierre BlackburnJean-Pierre Blackburn, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. He was the Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons from the riding of Jonquière—Alma from 2006 to 2011; earlier, he was the Progressive Conservative MP from Jonquière from 1984 to 1993.In 1993, Blackburn was the Parliamentary...
- John Blackburn
- John Blackburn (author)John Blackburn (author)John Fenwick Blackburn was a British novelist who wrote thrillers, horror novels, and The Flame and the Wind , an unusual historical novel set in Roman times, in which a nephew of Pontius Pilate tries to discover the facts about the crucifixion of Jesus.His horror novels are often structured as...
- John Blackburn (educator)John Blackburn (educator)Dr. John L. Blackburn was a former administrator at the University of Alabama who is in many ways responsible for the peaceful racial integration of the school, despite efforts by then-governor George Wallace...
- John Blackburn (musician)John Blackburn (musician)John Blackburn is currently known as a member of Skin's backing band as the bass and keyboard player. His first gig with Skin was on the V Stage for the V Festival in 2003....
- John Blackburn (politician)John Blackburn (politician)John Graham Blackburn was a Conservative member of Parliament in the United Kingdom. He represented the constituency of Dudley West from 1979 until his death in 1994....
- John Blackburn (songwriter)John Blackburn (songwriter)John M. Blackburn was a lyricist, perhaps best remembered for writing the lyrics to "Moonlight in Vermont".He was raised in Shaker Heights, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio....
- John Blackburn (author)
- Joseph Blackburn
- Karoliina BlackburnKaroliina BlackburnKaroliina Blackburn is a Finnish actress and Thai boxer . She is mostly known for her appearance in Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning parody scifi fan-film but has also had roles in several big-budget Finnish television series...
- Lucie Blackburn wife of Thornton BlackburnThornton BlackburnThornton Blackburn and his wife Lucie were escaped slaves from Louisville, Kentucky. They had been settled in Detroit, Michigan, for two years when, in 1833, Kentucky slave hunters located, re-captured, and arrested the couple...
, escaped fugitive slaveFugitive slaveIn the history of slavery in the United States, "fugitive slaves" were slaves who had escaped from their master to travel to a place where slavery was banned or illegal. Many went to northern territories including Pennsylvania and Massachusetts until the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was passed...
from Kentucky, object of the Blackburn Riot of 1833 protesting their capture, Underground RailwayUnderground railwayUnderground railway may refer to:*The Underground Railroad, a network of clandestine routes by which African slaves in the 19th century United States attempted to escape*Rapid transit, urban railways that sometimes use tunnels...
émigréÉmigréÉmigré is a French term that literally refers to a person who has "migrated out", but often carries a connotation of politico-social self-exile....
to Canada, and first taxi cab operators in Toronto, Canada - Luke P. BlackburnLuke P. BlackburnLuke Pryor Blackburn was a physician, philanthropist, and politician from the US state of Kentucky. He was elected the 28th governor of Kentucky, serving from 1879 to 1883. Until the election of Ernie Fletcher in 2003, Blackburn was the only physician to serve as governor of Kentucky...
- Marsha BlackburnMarsha BlackburnMarsha Wedgeworth Blackburn is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. She is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from the suburbs of Nashville to the suburbs of Memphis.-Early life, education and career:...
- Maurice Blackburn
- Michael Blackburn
- Michael Blackburn (athlete) (born 1970), Australian Olympic medallist and sailor
- Michael Blackburn (poet)Michael Blackburn (poet)- Career :From 1976 to 1978 Blackburn was an editor on Poetry & Audience, the poetry magazine produced by The School of English at the University of Leeds...
(born 1954), British poet
- Nick BlackburnNick BlackburnRobert Nicholas Blackburn is a Major League Baseball pitcher in the Minnesota Twins system. He graduated from Del City High School in Del City, Oklahoma. He attended Seminole State College. The 6-4, 227 pound right-hander was originally drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 34th round of the...
, Major League Baseball player - Paul Blackburn (U.S. poet)Paul Blackburn (U.S. poet)Paul Blackburn was an American poet. He influenced contemporary literature through his poetry, translations and the encouragement and support he offered to fellow poets.-Biography:...
- Peter BlackburnPeter BlackburnPeter Blackburn was a Scottish scholar and prelate. Born in Glasgow, he became a lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Glasgow.On 2 September 1600, King James VI of Scotland provided him as Bishop of Aberdeen, attaching to the appointment a seat in the Parliament of Scotland - an innovation...
- Robert Blackburn
- Robert Blackburn (artist)Robert Blackburn (artist)Robert Blackburn was an African American artist, teacher and printmaker.Born Robert Hamilton Blackburn in Summit, New Jersey in 1920, he grew up in Harlem. He attended P.S...
- Robert Blackburn (aviation pioneer)Robert Blackburn (aviation pioneer)Robert Blackburn, OBE, FRAeS was an English aviation pioneer and the founder of Blackburn Aircraft.He was born in Kirkstall, Leeds, Yorkshire, England...
- Robert Blackburn (educationalist)Robert Blackburn (educationalist)Robert Blackburn was an Irish educator. He was an early pioneer of the International Baccalaureate Organisation and was instrumental in establishing the first United World College in the early 1960s....
- Robert Blackburn (politician)Robert Blackburn (politician)Robert Blackburn was a member of the Canadian House of Commons.Blackburn was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1828, the son of Robert Blackburn, and came to Canada in 1842. He became a lumber merchant and partner in woollen mills. He was reeve of Gloucester Township, Ontario in 1864...
- Robert McGrady BlackburnRobert McGrady BlackburnRobert McGrady Blackburn was an American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1972.-Birth and family:...
- Robert Blackburn (artist)
- Simon BlackburnSimon BlackburnSimon Blackburn is a British academic philosopher known for his work in quasi-realism and his efforts to popularise philosophy. He recently retired as professor of philosophy at the University of Cambridge, but remains a distinguished research professor of philosophy at the University of North...
- Todd Blackburn, injured in the Battle of Mogadishu (1993)
- Thomas Blackburn
- Thomas Blackburn (entomologist)Thomas Blackburn (entomologist)Thomas Blackburn was an English-born Australian entomologist who specialized in the study of beetles.Born near Liverpool, England, Blackburn became interested in entomology in his youth...
- Thomas Blackburn (poet)
- Thomas Blackburn (entomologist)
- Thornton BlackburnThornton BlackburnThornton Blackburn and his wife Lucie were escaped slaves from Louisville, Kentucky. They had been settled in Detroit, Michigan, for two years when, in 1833, Kentucky slave hunters located, re-captured, and arrested the couple...
, escaped fugitive slaveFugitive slaveIn the history of slavery in the United States, "fugitive slaves" were slaves who had escaped from their master to travel to a place where slavery was banned or illegal. Many went to northern territories including Pennsylvania and Massachusetts until the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was passed...
from Kentucky, object of the Blackburn Riot of 1833 protesting their capture, Underground RailwayUnderground railwayUnderground railway may refer to:*The Underground Railroad, a network of clandestine routes by which African slaves in the 19th century United States attempted to escape*Rapid transit, urban railways that sometimes use tunnels...
emigréÉmigréÉmigré is a French term that literally refers to a person who has "migrated out", but often carries a connotation of politico-social self-exile....
to Canada, and first taxi cab operators in Toronto, Canada, husband of Lucy Blackburn- Tom Blackburn (basketball)
- Tom W. BlackburnTom W. BlackburnThomas Wakefield Blackburn II , was an American author, screenwriter and lyricist. His work included various Western novels and television screenplays, as well as the lyrics to "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" and other songs.-Biography:Born the eldest of six children on the T.O...
, writer, lyricist - John T. "Tommy" Blackburn, U.S. aviator
- Tony BlackburnTony BlackburnTony Blackburn is an English disc jockey, who broadcast on the "pirate" stations Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s and was the first disc jockey to broadcast on BBC Radio 1 in 1967. In 2002 he was the winner of the ITV reality TV programme I'm a Celebrity.....
- William BlackburnWilliam BlackburnWilliam Blackburn was the leading prison architect of the Georgian Era. Following the principles of John Howard, his designs aimed to provide inmates with dry and airy cells....
, British architect