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 footballerAnthony BlackburnArthur Blackburn (footballer) (born 1877), English footballer with Blackburn Rovers and SouthamptonArthur Seaforth Blackburn (1892–1960) Australian soldier, Victoria Cross recipientBob Blackburn (disambiguation)Bunkie BlackburnChase BlackburnClare BlackburnClarice BlackburnColin Blackburn, Baron Blackburn, a Scottish judge who sat in the English courtsDan BlackburnDavid Blackburn (disambiguation), multiple peopleDerek BlackburnDoris BlackburnEarl Blackburn, Major League Baseball playerEdmond Spencer BlackburnElizabeth Blackburn, molecular biologist and Nobel prize winnerEstelle BlackburnFrank Blackburn (born 1944), Louisiana politicianFred Blackburn (footballer) (born 1879), English international footballerFrédéric Blackburn, Canadian short track speed skaterGeoffrey BlackburnGeorge Blackburn (disambiguation)George Blackburn (American football), American football coachGeorge Blackburn (baseball), Major League Baseball playerGeorge Blackburn (footballer, born 1888), English footballerGeorge Blackburn (footballer, born 1899), English footballerGeorge G. Blackburn, Canadian authorGideon BlackburnHarold Blackburn (pioneer aviator), aviatorHoward BlackburnJack Blackburn, American boxer and trainer, most notable for training heavyweight champion Joe LouisJames Blackburn (disambiguation)James Blackburn (architect)James Blackburn (politician)James Blackburn (RAF officer)Jean-Pierre BlackburnJohn Blackburn (disambiguation)John Blackburn (author)John Blackburn (educator)John Blackburn (musician)John Blackburn (politician)John Blackburn (songwriter)Joseph Blackburn (disambiguation)Karoliina BlackburnLuke P. BlackburnMarsha BlackburnMaurice BlackburnMichael Blackburn (disambiguation)Michael Blackburn (athlete) (born 1970), Australian Olympic medallist and sailorMichael Blackburn (poet) (born 1954), British poetNick Blackburn, Major League Baseball playerOlly Blackburn, filmmaker and screenwriterPaul Blackburn (U.S. poet)Peter BlackburnRobert Blackburn (disambiguation)Robert Blackburn (artist)Robert Blackburn (aviation pioneer)Robert Blackburn (educationalist)Robert Blackburn (politician)Robert McGrady BlackburnSimon Blackburn, philosopherThomas Blackburn (disambiguation)Thomas Blackburn (entomologist)Thomas Blackburn (poet)Tom Blackburn (basketball)Tom W. Blackburn, writer, lyricistJohn T. "Tommy" Blackburn, U.S. aviatorThornton Blackburn, escaped fugitive slave from KentuckyTony BlackburnWilliam Blackburn, British architect