Blackburn is a surname of English origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881, its frequency was highest in Yorkshire, followed by Cumberland, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Northumberland, County Durham and Norfolk. In all other British counties, its frequency was below national average. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Blackburn (1935–2014), English footballer
Anthony Blackburn
Arthur Blackburn (footballer) (born 1877), English footballer with Blackburn Rovers and Southampton
Arthur Seaforth Blackburn (1892–1960) Australian soldier, Victoria Cross recipient
Bob Blackburn (disambiguation)
Bunkie Blackburn
Chase Blackburn
Clare Blackburn
Clarice Blackburn
Colin Blackburn, Baron Blackburn, a Scottish judge who sat in the English courts
Dan Blackburn
David Blackburn (disambiguation), multiple people
Derek Blackburn
Doris Blackburn
Earl Blackburn, Major League Baseball player
Edmond Spencer Blackburn
Elizabeth Blackburn, molecular biologist and Nobel prize winner
Estelle Blackburn
Frank Blackburn (born 1944), Louisiana politician
Fred Blackburn (footballer) (born 1879), English international footballer
Frédéric Blackburn, Canadian short track speed skater
Geoffrey Blackburn
George Blackburn (disambiguation)
George Blackburn (American football), American football coach
George Blackburn (baseball), Major League Baseball player
George Blackburn (footballer, born 1888), English footballer
George Blackburn (footballer, born 1899), English footballer
George G. Blackburn, Canadian author
Gideon Blackburn
Harold Blackburn (pioneer aviator), aviator
Howard Blackburn
Jack Blackburn, American boxer and trainer, most notable for training heavyweight champion Joe Louis
James Blackburn (disambiguation)
James Blackburn (architect)
James Blackburn (politician)
James Blackburn (RAF officer)
Jean-Pierre Blackburn
John Blackburn (disambiguation)
John Blackburn (author)
John Blackburn (educator)
John Blackburn (musician)
John Blackburn (politician)
John Blackburn (songwriter)
Joseph Blackburn (disambiguation)
Karoliina Blackburn
Luke P. Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
Maurice Blackburn
Michael Blackburn (disambiguation)
Michael Blackburn (athlete) (born 1970), Australian Olympic medallist and sailor
Michael Blackburn (poet) (born 1954), British poet
Nick Blackburn, Major League Baseball player
Olly Blackburn, filmmaker and screenwriter
Paul Blackburn (U.S. poet)
Peter Blackburn
Robert Blackburn (disambiguation)
Robert Blackburn (artist)
Robert Blackburn (aviation pioneer)
Robert Blackburn (educationalist)
Robert Blackburn (politician)
Robert McGrady Blackburn
Simon Blackburn, philosopher
Thomas Blackburn (disambiguation)
Thomas Blackburn (entomologist)
Thomas Blackburn (poet)
Tom Blackburn (basketball)
Tom W. Blackburn, writer, lyricist
John T. "Tommy" Blackburn, U.S. aviator
Thornton Blackburn, escaped fugitive slave from Kentucky
Tony Blackburn
William Blackburn, British architect
