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Blackett
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English
Etymology
A diminutive of the surname en Black or a topographic surname for someone who lived by a dark headland, from en enm blak black + enm heaved head.
Proper noun
~ s
en Middle English.
en suburb city/Sydney in the city:Pref/Blacktown s/New South Wales c/Australia.
Derived terms
en Blackett effect
Statistics
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.
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