Blennerhasset Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Ireland

Blennerhasset 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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Blennerhasset 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
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Blennerhasset Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

Place name in Cumberland, England.

— South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

A township in the parish of Torpenhow, co. Cumberland. By a mistake of N for U, this name is often found mis-spelt Bleuerhasset and Bleverhasset. Members of this ancient race represented Carlisle during almost every reign from Richard II. to James I.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or De Tilliol, from Tilliol, near Rouen. Richard de T., lord of Blennerhasset. Cumberland, t. Henry I., was father of Simon, ancestor of Sire Piers Tilliol of Blennerhasset t. Henry VIII. (Nicholson and Burns, 121,451). The younger branches bore the name of De Blennerhasset.

— The Norman People (1874)

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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Blennerhasset Last Name Facts

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

Blennerhasset is most common in Australia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blennerhasset? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Blennerhasset is mostly found in Oceania, where 65 percent of Blennerhasset live; 65 percent live in Australasia and 65 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

Blennerhasset is most widely held in Australia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 2,454,155. In Australia Blennerhasset is primarily found in: Western Australia, where 55 percent reside and Victoria, where 45 percent reside. Without taking into account Australia Blennerhasset occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Blennerhasset Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blennerhasset has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Blennerhasset last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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