Blincoe Surname

303,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Blincoe 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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Blincoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8301:436,69837,574
England1691:329,69324,334
New Zealand1621:27,9534,881
Israel441:194,49219,021
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:404,98929,999

Blincoe 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

Blincoe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blincoe is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Blincoe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blincoe? popularity and diffusion

Blincoe is the 303,968th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,844,062 people. The last name Blincoe occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Blincoe are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 830 people, or 1 in 436,698. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Kentucky, where 26 percent are found, Virginia, where 7 percent are found and New York, where 5 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent are found and New Zealand, where 13 percent are found.

Blincoe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blincoe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 669 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 241 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blincoe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Blincoe last name are 28.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.83% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blincoe earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.98% more than the national average, earning $47,885 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.48% more than the national average, earning $53,895 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blincowe9344/
Blencoe86233/
Blincue861/
Blencowe801,762/
Belncowe801/
Blencowie751/
Blinkey7130/
Blinkie715/
Blencea711/
Blencoi711/
Blenkoe710/
Blendsoe675/
Blenchea673/
Blinkhous630/
Blenkey5794/
Blinkus571/
Blenkie571/
Blinkaya532/
Whlngkoe531/

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