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Origin Of The Surname Black

Meaning Of The Surname Black

Dark one

Interesting Facts About Black

This surname was originally given to individuals who were either slightly dark skinned or had exceptionally dark hair or colourings. There is actually an ancient fable about Wulfricus Niger who was also known as Wulfric the Black from 980. It is said that he was given his name after he blackened out his face to be able to pass by his enemies undetected.

Black Statistics

Black is the number 155 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 49,851 share the surname Black in the UK.

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