Blackaby

Blackaby Meaning & Origin

About Blackaby
The surname Blackaby is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Blæc" meaning "black" and the suffix "-by" meaning "farm" or "settlement". Therefore, the meaning of the surname Blackaby can be interpreted as "the farm or settlement of the person named Blæc".

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Blackaby is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Blackaby: 326
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 61,585
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Blackaby based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Blackaby is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PLKP
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B402010
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B L AE1 K AH0 B IY0
🌐 IPA
/blackaby*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PLKP', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B421

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Blackaby in Braille

Here's how to represent Blackaby in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Blackaby in braille

How to sign the name Blackaby using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Blackaby using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Blackaby in sign language

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