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.
- mbar02Blankenship Demographics
Average Blankenship Salary in
United States
$39,215 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Blankenship? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,057th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 130,307 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Blankenship live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 32 people.
Blankenship is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held 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. Not including The United States it occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Mexico, where 0 percent are found.
Blankenship Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Blankenship has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Blankenship last name grew 1,337 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Blankenship Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Blankenship last name are 15.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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
| 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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