Blankenship Surname

10,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Blankenship Surname User-submission:

Geographically based surname reflective of the Saxon naming Blinken (light), Sopp (stone) thought to be evocative of limestone quarries near Hexham, U.K. Where the House of Blinkensopp held land following the Norman invasion of England.

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Blankenship Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States55,6571:6,512768
Canada581:635,26952,014
Mexico451:2,758,36022,009
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Austria181:473,08046,251
France181:3,690,151224,666
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
China21:683,660,78330,601
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Belize11:355,4743,977
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1621:12,0661,562

Blankenship (32) may also be a first name.

Blankenship Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Geographically based surname reflective of the Saxon naming Blinken (light), Sopp (stone) thought to be evocative of limestone quarries near Hexham, U.K. Where the House of Blinkensopp held land following the Norman invasion of England.

- mbar02

Blankenship Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Blankenship Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Blankenship (Arabic: بلانكنشيب) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Blankenship.

How Common Is The Last Name Blankenship? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,057th most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 130,307 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Blankenship reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly held given name in the world, held by 32 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 55,657 people, or 1 in 6,512. In The United States it is most common in: Virginia, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Mexico, where 0 percent are found.

Blankenship Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blankenship has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blankenship surname grew 1,337 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blankenship Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Blankenship last name are 15.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.22% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Blankenship earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.12% less than the national average, earning $39,215 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.14% less than the national average, earning $46,138 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Blankenship Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Blankenship in the Arabic language
بلانكنشيبblanknshyb-

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Blankenship Reference & Research

Blankenship DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Blankenship FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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