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Blenerhassett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blennerhassett,' a township in the parish of Torpenhow, Cumberland.

'Johannes de Hayton quondam ... in Alderscogh, et quandam peciarn in Blenerhayset,' 16 Richard II: Estates and Families of Cumberland, Cumberland.

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Blenerhassett Surname Distribution Map

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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Blenerhassett Surname Meaning

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This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blennerhassett,' a township in the parish of Torpenhow, Cumberland.

'Johannes de Hayton quondam ... in Alderscogh, et quandam peciarn in Blenerhayset,' 16 Richard II: Estates and Families of Cumberland, Cumberland.

'Thomas Blenncrhasset, of Carlisle': ibid.

'Thomas Bleverhasset, appointed rector of Hardingham, Norfolk, at the age of 11, by the Pope's dispensation': History of Norfolk.

John Blenerhayset (writes) to Thomas Fayrfax, Feb. 22, 1572: Cal. State Papers (Domestic).

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

Belonging to Blennerhassett (Cumb.), A.D. 1392-3 Blenerhayset = perh. the (Cattle) Stall or Fold [Old English set] of Blen(n)er’s Homestead [Old English haga.]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Belonging to Blennerhassett (Cumb.), A.D. 1392-3 Blenerhayset = perh. the (Cattle) Stall or Fold of Blen(n)er’s Homestead

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Blennerhassett: Among the old Carlisle names now rare in this region is that of Blennerhassett. Between 1375 and 1623 several of the representatives and mayors of Carlisle bore this name (J. and L.). Blennerhassett is a Cumberland township.

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