Blenkarn Surname
Approximately 283 people bear this surname
Blenkarn Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blenkarne,' a township in the parish of Kirkland, Cumberland The surname has spread far, and has assumed many guises.
1576. Buried — Dennis Blinkhorne: St. Mary Aldermary.
1666.
Read More About This SurnameBlenkarn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 145 | 1:254,108 | 24,080 |
| England | 101 | 1:551,664 | 33,983 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Cook Islands | 4 | 1:4,545 | 1,050 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 75 | 1:325,005 | 21,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Blenkarn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blenkarne,' a township in the parish of Kirkland, Cumberland The surname has spread far, and has assumed many guises.
1576. Buried — Dennis Blinkhorne: St. Mary Aldermary.
1666. Baptised — John, s. John Blenkerne: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1681-2. Joseph Pawlett and Elizabeth Blinckarne: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1777. Married — Thomas Blenkhorn and Mary Watson: St. George, Hanover Square.
Belonging to Blencarn (Cumberland), a doubtful name. [if the suff. is -carn it will be the Celtic carn, ‘cairn’; if -arn, it is doubtless the O.E ærn, ‘house’; and the prefix may be the Old English blanc-, 'white’ (= Ger. blank), allied to English blink, Middle English blenken, 'to shine’]
Blenkarn Demographics
Average Blenkarn Salary in
United States
$60,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Blenkarn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blenkarn Come From? nationality or country of origin
Blenkarn is carried by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Blenkarn? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 930,678th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Blenkarn live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.
Blenkarn is most frequently used in Canada, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 254,108. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 70 percent reside, British Columbia, where 24 percent reside and Nova Scotia, where 6 percent reside. Other than Canada it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 36 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.
Blenkarn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Blenkarn has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Blenkarn last name increased 135 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 290 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Blenkarn Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Blenkarn surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.
The amount Blenkarn earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 40.5% more than the national average, earning $60,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.32% more than the national average, earning $59,283 CAD per year.
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Blenkarn Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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