Blencoe Surname
Approximately 233 people bear this surname
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 SurnameBlencoe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 133 | 1:2,725,255 | 163,031 |
| England | 72 | 1:773,862 | 42,299 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 63 | 1:386,911 | 23,603 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 60 | 1:836,978 | 51,589 |
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.
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.
From Blencow; a location name in Cumberland.
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.").
Blencoe Demographics
Average Blencoe Salary in
United States
$39,336 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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