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Blackstone Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived by a dark (boundary) stone, from Middle English blak(e) ‘black’, ‘dark’ (Old English blæc) + stan ‘stone’, or a habitational name from a place named with these words, for example Blaxton in South Yorkshire.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Blackstock, Blackmore, Gladstone, Blacklock, Beaston, Blackwood

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Blackstone Family Origin

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Blackstone Family Occupations

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  • Gardener

    5%

  • Waggoner Ag Lab

    5%

  • Ag Labr

    2%

  • Bankers Cashier & Manager

    2%

In 1881, Gardener, Waggoner Ag Lab and Ag Labr were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Blackstone. A less common occupation for the Blackstone family was Bankers Cashier & Manager. The most common Blackstone occupation in the UK was Gardener. 5% of Blackstone's were Gardeners.

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Blackstone Historical Records

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Blackstone Life Expectancy

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