Blincow Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Blincow 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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Blincow 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
England1381:403,75427,757
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Israel681:125,84813,711
Scotland601:89,2306,335
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:204,83516,153
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Blincow 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
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Blincow Demographics

Average Blincow Salary in
United States

$59,680 USD

Per year
Rank:
208,348 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
3.98867E-5
Rank: 157,037 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
138.31%
Sample size: 57 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Blincow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blincow occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blincow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 704,927th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,476,129 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Blincow reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 403,754. In England Blincow is mostly found in: West Midlands, where 14 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 13 percent are found and Northamptonshire, where 11 percent are found. Barring England this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Israel, where 16 percent are found.

Blincow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blincow has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Blincow last name increased 116 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blincow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blincow last name are 11.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.62% registered with the party.

Blincow earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.31% more than the national average, earning $59,680 USD per year.

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