Blackwood: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Black wood, dark forest
Origin
English (surname)
Gender
Unisex
Pronunciation
BLAK-wuud

Blackwood is an English (surname) unisex name meaning “black wood, dark forest”. It appears in our list of 200+ Unique Last Names As First Names.

Meaning & Origin of Blackwood

Meaning: Black wood, dark forest.

Origin: English (surname).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Blackwood

BLAK-wuudIPA /ˈblækwʊd/

Popularity of Blackwood

Blackwood doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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