Blencowe Surname

229,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,762 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Blencowe 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.

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Blencowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia7181:37,5984,912
England5661:98,44210,421
United States2431:1,491,601101,667
Canada971:379,85133,859
Israel581:147,54515,555
Scotland181:297,43413,849
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Wales101:309,45316,869
Panama101:391,2268,067
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31:37,5531,173
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3801:64,1467,392
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Blencowe 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

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

Blencowe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blencowe is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Blencowe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 229,810th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,135,951 people. The surname Blencowe is predominantly found in Oceania, where 41 percent of Blencowe are found; 41 percent are found in Australasia and 41 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 718 people, or 1 in 37,598. In Australia Blencowe is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 46 percent are found, New South Wales, where 36 percent are found and Western Australia, where 5 percent are found. Not including Australia it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Blencowe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blencowe has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Blencowe surname expanded 149 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 12,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blencowe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blencowe surname are 13.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.34% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Blencowe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 176.88% more than the national average, earning R 657,972 per year; in United States they earn 6.56% more than the national average, earning $45,979 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.73% more than the national average, earning $51,040 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blencowie941/
Blencoe93233/
Blencow930/
Blincowe8844/
Belncowe881/
Blencoive820/
Blincoe801,247/
Blincow80417/
Blencea801/
Blencoi801/
Blenkoe800/
Blendsoe755/
Blenchea753/
Blenkey6794/
Blinkow6730/
Blincue671/
Blenkie671/
Vlenczei631/
Bellenkyeh561/
Villencuve561/
Vlencai531/
Blinkovy501/

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