Blinco Surname

308,515th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Blinco Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blencowe,' a township in the parish of Greystoke, Cumberland The corruption into Blinko, found in the London Directory, is explained by instances in London church registers.

1590.

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Blinco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia6551:41,2155,295
England2921:190,81516,913
United States2251:1,610,929108,055
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Blinco Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blencowe,' a township in the parish of Greystoke, Cumberland The corruption into Blinko, found in the London Directory, is explained by instances in London church registers.

1590. George Blincoe and Elizabeth Fowler: Marriage Lic. (London).

1618. Christopher Blencow, Cumberland: Register of the University of Oxford.

1624. Married — George Blincoe and Mary Hickes: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1778. Married — Thomas Blencow and Dorothy Marshall: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

There are two townships of this name in Cumberland; one in the parish of Dacre, the other in that of Greystoke. The family name is derived from the latter, where temp. Edw. III. resided Adam de Blencowe, standard-bearer to William, ' the Good Baron of Greystoke', at the battle of Poictiers. Hutchinson's Cumberland. Other forms of the name are Blinko, Blinkowe, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Blencowes of Oxfordshire are probably descended from the ancient family of the name that resided at Marston or Merston, Northamptonshire, for many generations, as far back as the reign of Henry VI.; to this family belonged Sir John Blencowe, a Judge of the Common Pleas, in the early part of last century (Whalley's "Northamptonshire"). The name has long been established in Banbury; John Blincoe was an assistant - burgess of that town in the reign of James I., and in 1718 Thomas and John Blencowe, Esqs., were similarly appointed assistant - burgesses (B.). In 1611 Anthony Blinkoe was Chancellor of the Diocese of Oxford (K.). Blencowe is the name of hamlets in Cumberland. The Blencowes of Blencowe were an ancient Cumberland family, going back to the 14th century (Hutchinson's "Cumberland.").

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

Blinco Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blinco occurs most in Australia. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Blinco click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blinco? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 308,515th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,958,746 people. The surname Blinco occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 54 percent of Blinco are found; 54 percent are found in Australasia and 54 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Blinco is most widely held in Australia, where it is borne by 655 people, or 1 in 41,215. In Australia Blinco is mostly concentrated in: Queensland, where 80 percent live, Western Australia, where 8 percent live and New South Wales, where 5 percent live. Barring Australia this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Blinco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blinco has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Blinco last name grew 596 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 296 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blinco Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Blinco last name are 21.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.18% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blinco earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.44% more than the national average, earning $49,811 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.65% more than the national average, earning $62,926 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Blincos921/
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Blnco9112/
Blinko83152/
Blenco8354/
Blinca832/
Blencio77137/
Blinkho7753/
Blencho7717/
Bloenco771/
Blencoi771/
Blinkos771/
Blincat771/
Blincas770/
Vlincio770/
Blinka67497/
Blinza67204/
Blenko6754/
Blinja6730/
Hblnko675/
Blenzo673/
Blncas671/
Villincio671/
Blenca671/
Blinkhous670/
Blemco670/

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