Blackwood (surname)
Blackwood is a locational surname of Scottish origin meaning "black wood".[1] Spelling variations include: Blackwood, Blackwode, Blakewood, Blaikwood, Blacud and many more. First found in Ayrshire, but one of the first recorded to the family name was William de Blackwood in 1327 in Stirlingshire.
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Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: the Blackwoods who settled in Bonavista, Newfoundland in the early 19th century and others.[2]
Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Basil Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1909–1945), British politician and soldier; only son of the 3rd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
- Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826–1902), British public servant
- Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 3rd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1875–1930), British soldier and politician; fourth son of the 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
- Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (1843–1936), British peeress who led an initiative to improve medical care for women in British India
- Sheridan Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1938–1988), British patron of the arts
- Terence Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 2nd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1866–1918), British diplomat; second son of the 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
Scottish clans
- Blackwood Sept, sub-family of the Clan Douglas of Scotland.[3]
Others
- Adam Blackwood (1539–1613), Scottish author and apologist for Mary, Queen of Scots
- Algernon Blackwood (1869–1951), British writer of ghost stories
- Beatrice Blackwood (1889-1975), British anthropologist
- Caroline Blackwood (1931–1996), English writer and artist's muse; eldest child of Basil Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
- J. Curtis Blackwood, Jr. (born 1956), American politician
- Daniel Steven Blackwood (born September 1988), Scottish explorer and movie maker
- David Lloyd Blackwood (born 1941), Canadian artist
- Ebenezer Blackwood (1791–1874), emigrated from Scotland to Newfoundland in early 1800s
- Easley Blackwood, Jr. (born 1933), American composer, professor of music and author; son of Easley Blackwood Sr.
- Easley Blackwood, Sr. (1903–1992), American, contract bridge player and originator of the Blackwood convention; father of Easley Blackwood Jr.
- Eric Blackwood (born 1921), Canadian aviator
- Gary Blackwood (author) (born 1945), American author
- Gary Blackwood (politician), Australian politician
- Grant Blackwood, American author
- Henry Blackwood (1770–1832), British Royal Navy Vice-Admiral
- Ibra Charles Blackwood (1878–1936), American politician
- James Blackwood (1919–2002), American gospel singer with The Blackwood Brothers
- James Blackwood, 2nd Baron Dufferin and Claneboye (1755–1836), Irish politician
- Jermaine Blackwood, a Jamaican and West Indies cricketer, born 1991
- John Blackwood (disambiguation), several persons
- Kevin Blackwood, professional blackjack player, card counter and gambling author
- Margaret Blackwood (1909–1986), Australian botanist
- Michael Blackwood (born 1976), Jamaican athlete
- Nina Blackwood (born 1955), American disc jockey and music journalist
- Richard Blackwood (born 1972), British comedian and media personality
- Steve Blackwood (born 1956), American actor and musician
- Vas Blackwood (born 1961), British television and film actor
- William Blackwood (1776–1834), Scottish publisher
Fictional characters
- Lord Henry Blackwood, the antagonist in the 2000 film Sherlock Holmes
- Martin Blackwood, a character in The Magnus Archives
References
- "Scottish names". behindthename.com. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- "Blackwood Coat of Arms and Name History". House of Names. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- "Septs of Clan Douglas & Sept Commissioners". clandouglassociety.org. Archived from the original on 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
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