Blacker Family History
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Blacker Name Meaning
English: probably an occupational name for a bleacher of textiles, from Middle English blaken ‘to bleach or whiten’. Compare Bleacher. Alternatively, it could be an agent noun from blæc ‘black’, an occupational name for an ink maker. Compare 2. German (Bläcker): probably from Middle Low German black ‘black ink’, hence an occupational name for an ink maker.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Blocker, Backer, Packer, Hacker, Bracker, Blackmer, Acker, Blackler