Blinko Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Blinko 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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Blinko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1141:488,75531,416
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States101:36,245,893832,629
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Blinko 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

Blinko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blinko (Arabic: بلنكو, Russian: Блинко) is most common in England. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Blinko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,422,956th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Blinko are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 488,755. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 22 percent live, Leicestershire, where 17 percent live and Durham, where 12 percent live. Outside of England this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Blinko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blinko has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Blinko surname expanded 238 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blinko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blinko last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Blinko earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.87% less than the national average, earning $36,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.6% more than the national average, earning $52,964 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blinkho9253/
Blincko9234/
Blinkco923/
Blinkos921/
Blinco831,223/
Blinka83497/
Blenko8354/
Hblnko835/
Blinkhous800/
Blionka777/
Blienka772/
Blincos771/
Blnco7312/
Blyuenko7132/
Billenko713/
Bellenko711/
Blyaenko711/
Blimka67113/
Blenco6754/
Blenka6715/
Blinca672/
Bylnka671/
Vlenko671/
Bloenco621/
Blincat621/
Blincas620/
Vlnka5594/
Blenca501/
Blncas501/
Blemco500/

Blinko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Blinko in the Russian language
Блинкоblinko-
Blinko in the Arabic language
بلنكوblnkw-

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