Blackshere

Blackshere Meaning & Origin

About Blackshere
The surname Blackshere is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "blæc" meaning "black" and "scear" meaning "shear" or "cut." It is believed to have originated as an occupational name for someone who worked as a blacksmith or a person who sheared black sheep. The surname Blackshere signifies a person's association with these occupations in medieval England.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Blackshere: 100
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 160,975
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.03

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

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PLKXR
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B402060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B L AE1 K SH EH2 R
🌐 IPA
/blackshere*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PLKXR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B426

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Blackshere in Braille

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

The name Blackshere in braille

How to sign the name Blackshere using Sign Language

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

The name Blackshere in sign language

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