Find out how popular the last name Blenkhorn is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Blenkhorn.

Blenkhorn, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Blenkhorn surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Blenkhorn in America

Blenkhorn is the 133048th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Blenkhorn surname appeared 127 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Blenkhorn.

We can also compare 2010 data for Blenkhorn to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Blenkhorn

The surname Blenkhorn is of English origin, with roots dating back to the 14th century. It is believed to have originated from the village of Blenkarn, located in the historic county of Cumberland, now part of Cumbria in North West England.

The name Blenkhorn is derived from the Old English words "blenc" and "hyrne," which together translate to "a bright or shining corner." This likely refers to the geographic location of the village, perhaps situated on a prominent corner or bend in the landscape that caught the sun's rays.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Blenkhorn can be found in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Returns of 1379, where a John Blenkhorne is listed as a resident of Appleton Roebuck, a village near York.

In the 16th century, the name appears in the Hearth Tax Rolls of 1673 for the county of Cumberland, with entries for families such as Robert Blenkhorn of Carlisle and John Blenkhorn of Penrith.

Notable individuals bearing the Blenkhorn surname include William Blenkhorn (1654-1722), a prominent English clockmaker from London, known for his expertise in creating longcase clocks and pocket watches during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

Another notable figure was Thomas Blenkhorn (1788-1856), a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and later became a rear admiral.

In the literary world, Samuel Blenkhorn (1823-1901) was an English author and poet who published several volumes of poetry, including "Poems" in 1850 and "Songs of the Village" in 1872.

The name Blenkhorn has also been associated with places like Blenkhorn Fell, a notable hill in the Lake District region of Cumbria, and Blenkarn Farm, a historic farmstead located near the village of the same name.

Other notable individuals with the surname include Mary Blenkhorn (1868-1945), a British artist known for her landscape paintings depicting scenes from the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales, and John Blenkhorn (1901-1977), a British trade unionist and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Barnsley from 1945 to 1970.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Blenkhorn

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Blenkhorn.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Blenkhorn was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Blenkhorn has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Blenkhorn was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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