- Blackman (surname)
=Surname=
An "Old English" name meaning "dark-haired" or "dark-complexioned". Originally "Blæcmann". Name given to Danish Vikings who settled southern Scotland. Also listed in the genealogy of the kings of "
Bernicia ". Early in use as a firstname. "Variations: Blackmann, Blachman, Blackmun, Blackmon, Blakeman".Ironically, this surname could also have the exact opposite meaning from the above depending on how the old Anglo-Saxon "blaec and blac" were translated. "Blaec" meant "dark/swarthy" and "blac" meant "fair/pale" Both spellings, and their meanings, became confused and interchangeable over the course of time.
Famous Blackman people
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Bob Blackman
* Calvin Blackman Bridges
*Charles Blackman
*Cindy Blackman
*Garfield Blackman
*Geoffrey Emett Blackman (Geoffrey E. Blackman ,Geoffrey Blackman ) (1903-1980), UK scholar
*Honor Blackman
*Joan Blackman
*John Blackman
* Elizabeth "Liz" Marion Blackman
*Malorie Blackman
*Nicole Blackman
*Ralph Beebe Blackman mathematician and engineer
*Robert Blackman
*Roberta Blackman-Woods
*Robyn Blackman
*Rolando Blackman
*Stacy Blackman
*Steve Blackman Place names
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Blackman Charter Township, Michigan
*Blackmans Bay, Tasmania Other uses
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Life as a BlackMan , board gameExternal links
* [http://genealogy.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Blackman_Surname Blackman] at
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