Blinkhorn Surname

304,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Blinkhorn 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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Blinkhorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5811:95,90010,214
United States2901:1,249,85888,263
Canada1871:197,03519,314
Australia931:290,27625,669
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Wales181:171,91811,581
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3971:61,3997,157
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Blinkhorn 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

For Blenkarn, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Blinkhorn Last Name Facts

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

Blinkhorn occurs most in England. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blinkhorn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 304,881st most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 5,867,589 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Blinkhorn reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 581 people, or 1 in 95,900. In England Blinkhorn is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 37 percent reside, Lancashire, where 13 percent reside and Cheshire, where 9 percent reside. Beside England Blinkhorn exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 15 percent reside.

Blinkhorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blinkhorn has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Blinkhorn surname expanded 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 690 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blinkhorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blinkhorn last name are 1.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.11% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blinkhorn earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.8% more than the national average, earning $47,378 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.77% more than the national average, earning $60,497 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blinkhorne95137/
Blenkhorn89750/
Blenkhorne8427/
Blincorn820/
Blinkarn820/
Blenkorn820/
Blinkern820/
Blenkharn78160/
Blenkarn71283/
Belnkarn714/
Blenkarne6731/

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