Blackledge Family Crest and Last Name Background

Blackledge is an English surname. In Elsdon Smith's reading, the name described “dweller at a black pool”.

Researching the origin

Landscape names of this kind told neighbours where a family's house stood. Smith also lists Blacklidge.

2,303 Americans were listed as Blackledge in the 2010 census. That puts it inside the top 25,000 US surnames.

Arms associated with the name

If a Blackledge family bore arms, our report explains whose they were and what the blazon shows.

Get the complete Blackledge report, with a museum-style coat of arms.