Blencoe Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Blencoe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blencowe,' a township in the parish of Greystoke, Cumberland The corruption into Blinko, found in the London Directory, is explained by instances in London church registers.

1590.

Read More About This Surname

Blencoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
England721:773,86242,299
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Blencoe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blencowe,' a township in the parish of Greystoke, Cumberland The corruption into Blinko, found in the London Directory, is explained by instances in London church registers.

1590. George Blincoe and Elizabeth Fowler: Marriage Lic. (London).

1618. Christopher Blencow, Cumberland: Register of the University of Oxford.

1624. Married — George Blincoe and Mary Hickes: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1778. Married — Thomas Blencow and Dorothy Marshall: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

There are two townships of this name in Cumberland; one in the parish of Dacre, the other in that of Greystoke. The family name is derived from the latter, where temp. Edw. III. resided Adam de Blencowe, standard-bearer to William, ' the Good Baron of Greystoke', at the battle of Poictiers. Hutchinson's Cumberland. Other forms of the name are Blinko, Blinkowe, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Blencow; a location name in Cumberland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Blencowes of Oxfordshire are probably descended from the ancient family of the name that resided at Marston or Merston, Northamptonshire, for many generations, as far back as the reign of Henry VI.; to this family belonged Sir John Blencowe, a Judge of the Common Pleas, in the early part of last century (Whalley's "Northamptonshire"). The name has long been established in Banbury; John Blincoe was an assistant - burgess of that town in the reign of James I., and in 1718 Thomas and John Blencowe, Esqs., were similarly appointed assistant - burgesses (B.). In 1611 Anthony Blinkoe was Chancellor of the Diocese of Oxford (K.). Blencowe is the name of hamlets in Cumberland. The Blencowes of Blencowe were an ancient Cumberland family, going back to the 14th century (Hutchinson's "Cumberland.").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Blencoe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blencoe occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Blencoe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blencoe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,067,497th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Blencoe live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Blencoe is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 2,725,255. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Washington, where 16 percent live, Wisconsin, where 15 percent live and Illinois, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Blencoe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blencoe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 222 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blencoe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Blencoe last name are 0.099999999999994% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.13% registered with the political party.

The amount Blencoe earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.84% less than the national average, earning $39,336 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.1% less than the national average, earning $47,647 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blencowe931,762/
Blencowie881/
Blincoe861,247/
Blencoi861/
Blencea861/
Blenkoe860/
Blincowe8044/
Blenchea803/
Belncowe801/
Blenkey7194/
Blincue711/
Blenkie711/
Blenku622/
Bellenkyeh591/
Blenkuš5722/
Blenkus573/
Vlencai571/
Blenkush53197/
Blyngkhoi501/
Blinkhous500/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Blencoe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis