Blenkarn Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

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.

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Blenkarn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1451:254,10824,080
England1011:551,66433,983
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Cook Islands41:4,5451,050
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:325,00521,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

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.

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

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’]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Blenkarn Last Name Facts

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

Blenkarn occurs most in Canada. It can occur 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 last name Blenkarn is the 930,678th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 25,751,046 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Blenkarn are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Blenkarn is most widely held in Canada, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 254,108. In Canada Blenkarn is most numerous in: Ontario, where 70 percent live, British Columbia, where 24 percent live and Nova Scotia, where 6 percent live. Beside Canada it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Blenkarn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blenkarn has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Blenkarn surname rose 135 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blenkharn94160/
Blenkarne9431/
Belnkarn884/
Blinkarn880/
Blenkorn880/
Blenkhorn82750/
Blencairn820/
Blenkhorne7827/
Blinkern750/
Blinkhorn711,242/
Blinkhorne67137/
Blincorn630/

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Blenkarn Reference & Research

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