Blenkarne Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Blenkarne 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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Blenkarne Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:2,422,52489,093
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Blenkarne 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

An estate in Cumberland.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Blencarn; a location name in Cumberland.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Blenkarne Last Name Facts

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

Blenkarne is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Blenkarne? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,543,123rd most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. Blenkarne is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Blenkarne reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 77 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Blenkarne is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England it is primarily found in: North Yorkshire, where 43 percent live, Greater London, where 26 percent live and Wiltshire, where 17 percent live. Beside England this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent live and New Zealand, where 6 percent live.

Blenkarne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blenkarne has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 460 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blenkarn94283/
Blenkharn89160/
Blenkhorne8427/
Belnkarn824/
Blinkarn820/
Blenkorn820/
Blenkhorn78750/
Blencairn780/
Blinkhorne74137/
Blinkhorn671,242/
Blincorn590/
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Blenkarne Reference & Research

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