Blackman, Originally Blæcmann, is an Old English name meaning "dark-haired" or "dark-complexioned". The name was once given to Danish Vikings who settled in southern Scotland. It is also listed in the genealogy of the kings of Bernicia. Early on, it was commonly used as a first name. Variations: Blackmann, Blachman, Blackmun, Blackmon, Blakeman.
Depending on how the old Anglo-Saxon blaec or blac were translated, the surname could also have had the exact opposite meaning from the above. "Blaec" meant dark/swarthy while blac meant fair/pale. The spelling of both words and their meanings were often confused and, over time, became interchangeable.
Alexander Wayne Blackman, British Royal Marine known as 'Marine A' convicted of murdering a Taliban insurgent in 2011
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Andrew Blackman (born 1965), Australian actor
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Aylward M. Blackman (1883–1956), British Egyptologist
Bertie Blackman (born 1982), Australian singer, songwriter, and guitarist
Bob Blackman (American football) (1918–2000), American football player and coach
Bob Blackman (politician) (born 1956), British politician (Harrow East; earlier London)
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Don Blackman (1953–2013), American musician
Fred Blackman (1884–?), British footballer
Frederick Blackman (1866–1947), British botanist (brother of Vernon Herbert Blackman; uncle of Geoffrey Emett Blackman)
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Geoffrey Emett Blackman (1903–1980), British botanist (son of Vernon Herbert Blackman; nephew of Frederick Blackman)
George Blackman (1897–2003), Barbadian soldier in WWI
Helena Blackman (born 1982), British actress
Henry E. Blackman (born 1820), American politician and farmer
Honor Blackman (born 1925), British actress
Jack Blackman (born 1920), Australian footballer
Jeremy Blackman (born 1985), American actor
Joan Blackman (born 1938), American actress
Joe Blackman (born 1984), British entrepreneur
John Blackman (born 1947), Australian radio and television presenter, and voice actor
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Liz Blackman (born 1949), British politician (Erewash)
Lloyd Blackman (born 1983), British footballer
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Lucie Blackman (?-2000), British club hostess, murdered by Joji Obara
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Luther Meade Blackman (1834–1919), American tombstone engraver, lawyer, politician, and farmer
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Margaret B. Blackman (born 1944) American anthropologist
Moses Blackman (1908–1983), South African-born British crystallographer
Nick Blackman (born 1989), British footballer
Nicole Blackman (born 1971), American performance artist, poet, author, and vocalist
Paul Blackman (born 1958), British theatrical producer and director
Ralph Beebe Blackman (1904–1990), American mathematician and engineer
Roberta Blackman-Woods (born 1957), British politician (City of Durham)
Robyn Blackman (born 1959), New Zealander field hockey player, Olympian
Rolando Blackman (born 1959), Panamanian basketball player and coach
Steve Blackman (born 1963), American professional wrestler
Ted Blackman (1942–2002), Canadian sports journalist
Toni Blackman (born 1968), American rap artist, actress, and writer
Vernon Herbert Blackman (1872–1967), British botanist (brother of Frederick Blackman; father of Geoffrey Emett Blackman)
William Blackman (1862–1885), British cricketer
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