Blackwood (surname)
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Blackwood is a locational surname
of Scottish
origin meaning "black wood". Spelling variations include: Blackwood, Blackwode, Blakewood, Blaikwood 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 Swain's Island, Newfoundland, and moved to the mainland to Bona Vista Bay in the early 19th century and others. People with the surname include:
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
origin meaning "black wood". Spelling variations include: Blackwood, Blackwode, Blakewood, Blaikwood and many more. First found in Ayrshire
Ayrshire
Ayrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...
, but one of the first recorded to the family name was William de Blackwood in 1327 in Stirlingshire
Stirlingshire
Stirlingshire or the County of Stirling is a registration county of Scotland, based around Stirling, the former county town. It borders Perthshire to the north, Clackmannanshire and West Lothian to the east, Lanarkshire to the south, and Dunbartonshire to the south-west.Until 1975 it was a county...
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Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: the Blackwoods who settled in Swain's Island, Newfoundland, and moved to the mainland to Bona Vista Bay in the early 19th century and others. People with the surname include:
Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Basil Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 4th Marquess of Dufferin and AvaBasil Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 4th Marquess of Dufferin and AvaBasil Sheridan Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava DL , styled Earl of Ava until 1918, was a Conservative politician and soldier.-Early life and family:...
(1909–1945), British politician and soldier; only son of the 3rd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava - Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and AvaFrederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and AvaFrederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, KP, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC was a British public servant and prominent member of Victorian society...
(1826–1902), British public servant - Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 3rd Marquess of Dufferin and AvaFrederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 3rd Marquess of Dufferin and AvaFrederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 3rd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava DSO, PC , styled Lord Frederick Blackwood between 1888 and 1918, was a British soldier and politician.-Background:...
(1875–1930), British soldier and politician; fourth son of the 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava - Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and AvaHariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and AvaHariot Georgina Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava VA CI DBE was a British peeress, known for her success in the role of "diplomatic wife", and for leading an initiative to improve medical care for women in British India.-Biography:Born Hariot Georgina Rowan-Hamilton, she...
(1843–1936), British peeress who lead an initiative to improve medical care for women in British India - Sheridan Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 5th Marquess of Dufferin and AvaSheridan Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 5th Marquess of Dufferin and AvaSheridan Frederick Terence Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava was a British patron of the arts...
(1938–1988), British patron of the arts - Terence Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 2nd Marquess of Dufferin and AvaTerence Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 2nd Marquess of Dufferin and AvaTerence John Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 2nd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava DL JP , styled Lord Terence Blackwood between 1888 and 1900 and Earl of Ava between 1900 and 1902, was a British diplomat....
(1866–1918), British diplomat; second son of the 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
Others
- Adam BlackwoodAdam BlackwoodAdam Blackwood was a Scottish author and apologist for Mary, Queen of Scots.He was born in Dunfermline, Scotland and died in Poitiers, France.-External links:*...
(1539–1613), Scottish author and apologist for Mary, Queen of Scots. - Algernon BlackwoodAlgernon BlackwoodAlgernon Henry Blackwood, CBE was an English short story writer and novelist, one of the most prolific writers of ghost stories in the history of the genre. He was also a journalist and a broadcasting narrator. S. T...
(1869–1951), British writer of ghost stories - The Blackwood BrothersThe Blackwood BrothersThe Blackwood Brothers Quartet are an eight-time Grammy award-winning American Southern Gospel group. They have been around for 76 years, and were pioneers in the Christian music industry.-Musical career:...
, American gospel singers - Caroline Maureen Hamilton-Temple-BlackwoodCaroline BlackwoodLady Caroline Maureen Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood was a writer and artist's muse, and the eldest child of the 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava and the brewery heiress Maureen Guinness....
(1931–1996), English writer and artist's muse; eldest child of Basil * * Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava and the brewery heiress Maureen Guinness - J. Curtis Blackwood, Jr.J. Curtis Blackwood, Jr.Jacob Curtis Blackwood, Jr. is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's sixty-eighth House district, including constituents in Union county. A property manager from Matthews, North Carolina, Blackwood is currently serving in his third term in the state...
(b. 1956), American politician - David BlackwoodDavid BlackwoodDavid Lloyd Blackwood, CM, O.Ont is a Canadian artist.Blackwood is known chiefly for his intaglio prints, often depicting dramatic historical scenes of Newfoundland outport life and industry, such as shipwrecks, seal hunting, iceberg encounters, and resettlement...
(b. 1941), Canadian artist - Ebenezer Blackwood (1791-1874), emigrated from Scotland to Newfoundland in early 1800s
- Easley Blackwood Jr.Easley Blackwood Jr.Easley Blackwood, , is a professor of music, a concert pianist, a composer of music, some using unusual tunings, and the author of books on music theory, including his research into the properties of microtonal tunings and traditional harmony.Blackwood was born in Indianapolis, Indiana...
(b. 1933), American composer, professor of music and author; son of Easley Blackwood Sr. - Easley Blackwood Sr.Easley Blackwood Sr.Easley Rutland Blackwood , American contract bridge player and author and inventor of the Blackwood convention used in bridge bidding....
(1903–1992), American, contract bridgeContract bridgeContract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard deck of 52 playing cards played by four players in two competing partnerships with partners sitting opposite each other around a small table...
player and originator of the Blackwood conventionBlackwood conventionIn the partnership card game contract bridge, the Blackwood convention is a popular bidding convention that was developed by Easley Blackwood. It is used to explore the partnership's possession of aces, kings and in some variants, the queen of trumps, to judge more precisely whether slam is likely...
; father of Easley Blackwood Jr. - Eric BlackwoodEric BlackwoodEric Blackwood aviator, born Brookfield, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland, Canada. A noted navigator during World War II, Blackwood is the founder of Eastern Provincial Airways. In the early days of EPA, Blackwood acted as pilot, operations manager and director.Blackwood, educated at Wesleyville and...
(b. 1921), Canadian aviator - Gary BlackwoodGary BlackwoodGary Blackwood, born on October 23, 1945 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, is an American author of popular books for young readers including The Shakespeare Stealer, Shakespeare's Scribe, and Shakespeare's Spy.-Works:...
(b. 1945), American author - Henry BlackwoodHenry BlackwoodVice-Admiral Sir Henry Blackwood, 1st Baronet, GCH, KCB , whose memorial is in the St. John's Church, Killyleagh, was a British sailor....
(1770–1832), Vice-Admiral, British Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service... - Ibra Charles BlackwoodIbra Charles BlackwoodIbra Charles Blackwood was the 97th Governor of South Carolina from 1931 to 1935.Born in rural Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Blackwood studied at Furman University preparatory school and obtained his law degree from Wofford College...
(1878–1936), American, Governor of South Carolina - James BlackwoodJames BlackwoodJames Webre Blackwood was an American Gospel singer and one of the founding members of legendary Southern Gospel quartet The Blackwood Brothers.-Biography:...
(1919–2002), American gospel singer with The Blackwood Brothers - James Blackwood, 2nd Baron Dufferin and Claneboye
- James R Blackwood (b. 1986) Bass player, RFG
- John BlackwoodJohn BlackwoodJohn Blackwood was a Scottish publisher, younger brother of William Blackwood. John succeeded his brother as head of the business in 1834, on William's death; four years later he was joined by Major William Blackwood, who continued in the firm until his death in 1861. In 1862 the major's elder...
(1818–1879), Scottish publisher; younger brother of William Blackwood - Kevin BlackwoodKevin BlackwoodKevin Blackwood is a professional blackjack player, card counter and gambling author. He is best known for his novel, The Counter, and his instructional book, Play Blackjack Like the Pros....
(b.?), professional blackjack player, card counter and gambling author - Michael BlackwoodMichael BlackwoodMichael Blackwood is a male track and field athlete from Jamaica, who specializes in 400 Metres, his personal best being 44.60 set in Madrid in 2002. He is the brother of Catherine Scott.-Achievements:...
(b. 1976), Jamaican athlete - Mystee Blackwood (b.?), American mixed martial arts athlete
- Nina BlackwoodNina BlackwoodNina Blackwood is an American disc jockey and music journalist, who was the first of the original five MTV VJs. She has also been an actress and model.-Early life and career:...
(b. 1955), American, MTV VJ - Richard BlackwoodRichard BlackwoodRichard Blackwood , is an English comedian, media personality, occasional actor and MC. Blackwood is step-brother of Naomi Campbell after his father was married to her mother for a time...
(1972), British stand-up comedian, television personality, sometime actor and MC - Steve BlackwoodSteve BlackwoodSteve Blackwood is an American actor and musician.He joined the show Days of our Lives in 1997 in the recurring role of Bart Beiderbecke. Finally, in early 2005, Blackwood was offered a contract to continue in the role. Although he was under contract with the show, because his bosses on the show...
(b. 1956), American actor and musician - Vas BlackwoodVas BlackwoodVasta Blackwood is a British television and film actor.Blackwood played Lenny Henry's sidekick Winston Churchill in The Lenny Henry Show and David Sinclair in Casualty...
(b. 1961), British television and film actor - William BlackwoodWilliam BlackwoodWilliam Blackwood was a Scottish publisher who founded the firm of William Blackwood & Sons.Blackwood was born of humble parents in Edinburgh. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to a firm of booksellers in Edinburgh, and he followed his calling also in Glasgow and London for several years...
(1776–1834), Scottish publisher