Blackett or Blacket is a surname of English derivation.
Blackett is an English surname that originated in England and is found throughout the English speaking world. The name is a corruption of Black Head, and in early times had various spellings as Blakehed, Blackheved, Blackved and Blackett. Later spelling, particularly in parish registers, were generally based on the sound and intuition of the bearer, and for that reason spelling variations are to be found with Blackett sometimes spelled Blacket or even Blackitt.
The surname is especially concentrated in England in the counties of Durham and Northumberland in the North of England. Blackett and Blacket is also found in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Barbados and the United States of America.
Origins and history
The origins of the Blackett family can be traced back to the County of Durham in the North East of England, where almost all early instances occur. The most predominant line appears to stem from Woodcroft in County Durham and representatives were to be found in surrounding parishes of Hamsterley, Stanhope, Witton and Brancepeth.
The arms of Thomas Blacket (1525–1603) are
COAT OF ARMS “Argent, on a chevron between three mullets sable, as many escallops of the field”CREST: “A hawk’s head erased proper”MOTTO: “Nous travaillerons en esperance”Andrea Blackett (born 1976), Barbadian athleteBasil Phillott Blackett (1882–1935), finance expertBasil Blackett (1886–1920), WW1 flying aceChristopher Blackett of Wylam (railway pioneer)Edmund Blacket (1817–1883), Australian architectHill Blackett (1892–1967), radio advertising pioneerBlackett baronetsSir William Blackett, 1st Baronet, of Matfen (1620–1680) businessman and MPSir Edward Blackett, 2nd Baronet of Matfen (1649–1718) MP, builder of Newby HallSir Edward Blackett, 3rd Baronet (1683–1756) Royal Navy officerSir Edward Blackett, 4th Baronet of Matfen (1719–1804) MPSir William Blackett, 1st Baronet, of Newcastle (1657- 1705) MPSir William Blackett, 2nd Baronet of Newcastle (1690–1728) MPCalverley-Blackett baronetsSir Walter Blackett, 2nd Baronet (born Calverley) MPJohn Fenwick Burgoyne Blackett (1821–1856), British politicianJohn Erasmus Blackett (1729–1814), businessman and Mayor of NewcastleJohn Blackett (1818–1893), New Zealand engineerLee Blackett (born 1982), rugby playerLindsay Blackett (born 1961), Canadian politicianPatrick Blackett, Baron Blackett (1897–1974), scientist – Nobel prize winnerShane Blackett (born 1982), soccer playerTyler Blackett (born 1994), soccer playerBlackett of WylamNancy Blackett and Peggy Blackett, Swallows and AmazonsSergeant Blackitt, Z-CarsFlight Sergeant Blackett (character)Vets Might Fly