Given name & surname

Blackett

“black”

Blackett is a surname from Middle English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Blackett goes back to Middle English blak, meaning “black.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Blackett comes from Middle English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Blackett as a surname is a diminutive of Black.

Blackett’s family of names

In English usage, Blackett as a surname is a diminutive of Black.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Luckett

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Buffett

“idiot”

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Stockett

“clearing containing tree stumps”

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Muskett

“sparrowhawk”

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Middle English

Blunt

“blond”

No U.S. birth series

40% boys · 60% girls

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