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Black Family History
Black Genealogy & Family TreeBlack is an English surname from Lincolnshire, England, where the family held a seat from the 11th Century. It referred to someone with black hair, complexion, or clothing, or to someone with an occupation that left them covered in soot, like a chimney sweep. Roots for this name can also be found in Scotland, Ireland, and France. The family motto is Non crux, sed lux which means “Not the cross, but its light.”
Other spellings include “Blacke,” “Blake,” “Blakeman,” “Blackett,” “Blackham,” “Blackie,” “Blacklock,” “Blackman,” “Blackmon,” “Blackmore,” “Blackshaw,” and “Blackwood.” Notable people with the surname include American comedian and actor Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda, King Kong, School of Rock), American actor Lucas Black (The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Jarhead, Friday Night Lights), and American actress and musician Karen Black (Five Easy Pieces, Family Plot, Nashville). The first Black to come to America was Edward Black in Virginia in 1637.
Black Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Frederick Allen Black -- --, 1864 May 3, 1950 Ontario
- Cecil Duane Black -- --, 1905 January 0, 1977 Iowa
- John Calhoun Black -- --, 1817 January 14, 1857 South Carolina
- Clarinda Black -- --, 1825 November 23, 1888 Ohio
- Verna Black -- --, 1917 September 12, 1927 Utah
Black Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Ira Virgil Black -- --, 1899 October 17, 1970 Kentucky
- Jacob Black -- --, 1798 December 0, 1881 Virginia
- Euphemia Black -- --, 1814 February 0, 1892
- George David Black -- --, 1840 April 7, 1913
- Isa Wynonna Black -- --, 1897 June 5, 1965 Oklahoma
