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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
- Eunice Ann Black -- --, 1841 August 9, 1909 Maine
- Almon Herbert Black -- --, 1846 September 28, 1905 Maine
- Walter A Black -- --, 1858 June 26, 1944 Maine
- Birgitte Christensen Black -- --, 1716 June 18, 1785
- Henrietta Black -- --, 1835 December 0, 1876 Pennsylvania
Black Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Annie Black -- --, 1853 December 0, 1910 Pennsylvania
- Armantha Black -- --, 1860 December 0, 1900 Pennsylvania
- Edna M Black -- --, 1887 September 19, 1968 New Jersey
- Elvira Black -- --, 1834 Virginia
- Ellender Nancy Black -- --, 1780 December 0, 1865 Virginia
