Blantyre Surname
Approximately 185 people bear this surname
Blantyre Surname Definition:
BLANTYRE: Of territorial origin from the barony of the same name in Lanarkshire. Stephen de Blantyre witnessed a grant to the Abbey of Cambuskenneth c. 1200 (Cambus., 81). About 1248 Maldouny, earl of Levenax granted to Stephen de Blantyr "totam medietatem carucate terre de Kynerine, videlicet illam medietatem in qua ecclesia fundata est, que scotice vocatur Lecheracherach et advocationem dicte ecclesie de Kynherine" (Levenax, p.
Read More About This SurnameBlantyre Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
Blantyre (16) may also be a first name.
Blantyre Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
BLANTYRE: Of territorial origin from the barony of the same name in Lanarkshire. Stephen de Blantyre witnessed a grant to the Abbey of Cambuskenneth c. 1200 (Cambus., 81). About 1248 Maldouny, earl of Levenax granted to Stephen de Blantyr "totam medietatem carucate terre de Kynerine, videlicet illam medietatem in qua ecclesia fundata est, que scotice vocatur Lecheracherach et advocationem dicte ecclesie de Kynherine" (Levenax, p. 36). An inquest of mortancestry of Patrick Blantthyre, son of Stephen de Blantthyre, dated 1263, is printed in the Acts of Parliament of Scotland (I, p. 102). Patrick de Blauntire of Stirlingshire rendered homage in 1296. His seal bears a boar passant to sinister, a crab below and serpent above, and S' Patricii de Biauntir (Bain, II, p. 208,542). In 1304 a writ was issued to the Jisliop of Durham to restore to Agnes de Blantyr her dower lands of Norham Liberty (ibid., II, p. 415). Walter de Blanctire is mentioned as a Friar preacher and king's confessor in 1343 (Pap. Pet., p. 33), John of Blanteir, a Scottish merchant, had a safe conduct to enter England in 1426 (Bain, IV, 999), and David Blantyre had a gift of the escheat of Alexander Abirkeirdo in Angus in 1531 (RSS., II, 1026). Blantyir 1527.
Blantyre Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blantyre Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Blantyre is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Blantyre click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Blantyre? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,248,410th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Blantyre live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Blantyre is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 16 people.
The surname is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Barring Malawi it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside and Botswana, where 12 percent reside.
Blantyre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Blantyre has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Blantyre surname decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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