Last Names

Blake As An African American Last Name

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The 2010 U.S. Census recorded 16,663 black Americans with Blake as their last name. That represented 23% of the total of 73,797 entries. This article tracks their numbers in the census since the Civil War. We also look at historic African American people named Blake. We end with a review of early records of black … Read more

Blair As An African American Last Name

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The 2010 U.S. Census recorded 11,446 black Americans with Blair as their last name. That represented 15% of the total of 78,026 entries. This article tracks their numbers in the census since the Civil War. We also look at historic African American people named Blair. We end with a review of early records of black … Read more

Blue As An African American Last Name

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The 2010 U.S. Census recorded 11,097 black Americans with Blue as their last name. That represented 46% of the total of 24,341 entries. This article tracks their numbers in the census since the Civil War. We also look at historic African American people named Blue. We end with a review of early records of black … Read more

Bishop As An African American Last Name

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The 2010 U.S. Census recorded 11,825 black Americans with Bishop as their last name. That represented 10% of the total of 116,618 entries. This article tracks their numbers in the census since the Civil War. We also look at historic African American people named Bishop. We end with a review of early records of black … Read more

Bates As An African American Last Name

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The 2010 U.S. Census recorded 18,072 black Americans with Bates as their last name. That represented 19% of the total of 95,622 entries. This article tracks their numbers in the census since the Civil War. We also look at historic African American people named Bates. We end with a review of early records of black … Read more

Battle As An African American Last Name

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The 2010 U.S. Census recorded 20,434 black Americans with Battle as their last name. That represented 77% of the total of 26,432 entries. This article tracks their numbers in the census since the Civil War. We also look at historic African American people named Battle. We end with a review of early records of black … Read more

Beasley As An African American Last Name

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The 2010 U.S. Census recorded 13,172 black Americans with Beasley as their last name. That represented 28% of the total of 47,693 entries. This article tracks their numbers in the census since the Civil War. We also look at historic African American people named Beasley. We end with a review of early records of black … Read more

Benjamin As An African American Last Name

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The 2010 U.S. Census recorded 16,877 black Americans with Benjamin as their last name. That represented 42% of the total of 40,590 entries. This article tracks their numbers in the census since the Civil War. We also look at historic African American people named Benjamin. We end with a review of early records of black … Read more

Bass As An African American Last Name

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The 2010 U.S. Census recorded 13,992 black Americans with Bass as their last name. That represented 25% of the total of 57,044 entries. This article tracks their numbers in the census since the Civil War. We also look at historic African American people named Bass. We end with a review of early records of black … Read more

Barrett As An African American Last Name

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The 2010 U.S. Census recorded 13,413 black Americans with Barrett as their last name. That represented 13% of the total of 100,104 entries. This article tracks their numbers in the census since the Civil War. We also look at historic African American people named Barrett. We end with a review of early records of black … Read more