Blankenship Surname
Approximately 55,926 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBlankenship Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 55,657 | 1:6,512 | 768 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| Mexico | 45 | 1:2,758,360 | 22,009 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,162 | 1:12,066 | 1,562 |
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.
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Blankenship Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blankenship Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Blankenship (Arabic: بلانكنشيب) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Blankenship? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,057th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 130,307 people. The surname Blankenship occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Blankenship are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 32 people.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 55,657 people, or 1 in 6,512. In The United States it is most prevalent 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 Blankenship 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 bearing the Blankenship surname increased 1,337 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Blankenship Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Blankenship surname are 15.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.22% registered with the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanckenship | 96 | 7 | / |
| Blankenshipp | 96 | 5 | / |
| Blannkenship | 96 | 1 | / |
| Blankenshhip | 96 | 1 | / |
| Blankenshaip | 96 | 1 | / |
| Blankenshipe | 96 | 0 | / |
| Blankienship | 96 | 0 | / |
| Blanknship | 95 | 6 | / |
| Blankensip | 95 | 2 | / |
| Blankinship | 91 | 2,112 | / |
| Blankenchip | 91 | 23 | / |
| Blamkenship | 91 | 8 | / |
| Blancenship | 91 | 2 | / |
| Blonkenship | 91 | 2 | / |
| Blankenshep | 91 | 1 | / |
| Blankemship | 91 | 0 | / |
| Blankinshiop | 87 | 1 | / |
| Blaankinship | 87 | 0 | / |
| Blankkinship | 87 | 0 | / |
| Blanckinship | 87 | 0 | / |
| Blankimship | 82 | 1 | / |
| Blamkemship | 82 | 1 | / |
| Blamkinship | 82 | 0 | / |
| Blankinshep | 82 | 0 | / |
| Blonkinship | 82 | 0 | / |
Blankenship Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Blankenship in the Arabic language | ||
| بلانكنشيب | blanknshyb | - |
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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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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Blankenship
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