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

Blincoe, 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 Blincoe surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Blincoe in America

Blincoe is the 35489th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Blincoe surname appeared 634 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 Blincoe.

We can also compare 2010 data for Blincoe 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 Blincoe

The surname BLINCOE has its origins in the northern English counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire. It is believed to have derived from the Old English words "blind" and "hough" or "hoh", meaning a blind ridge or hill. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a prominent blind or obscured hill or ridge.

The earliest recorded spelling of the name dates back to the late 16th century, appearing in the Lancashire Wills records of 1595 as "Blyncoe". Other early variations include "Blynco", "Blincowe", and "Blincough". The name was concentrated in the rural areas around Rochdale, Manchester, and the West Riding of Yorkshire.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was John Blincoe, whose birth was recorded in the parish records of Rochdale in 1671. A later notable figure was William Blincoe (1768-1835), an English weaver and writer from Bury, Lancashire, who published an autobiographical account of his life as a child worker in textile mills during the Industrial Revolution.

In the 19th century, the name appears in records from the Yorkshire towns of Bradford and Halifax, as well as in Lancashire. Notable individuals include James Blincoe (1830-1897), a Bradford wool merchant, and John Blincoe (1848-1920), a Halifax-born Member of Parliament who represented the Barnsley constituency.

Another significant figure was Robert Blincoe (1792-1860), a prominent English social reformer and writer from St. Helens, Lancashire, who campaigned against the exploitation of child labor in factories. His memoirs, published in 1832, brought attention to the harsh conditions endured by children in the textile industry.

While the name is relatively uncommon today, it maintains its historical roots in the northern counties of England, particularly in the areas around Manchester, West Yorkshire, and Lancashire, where it originated as a locational surname referring to a distinctive geographical feature.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Blincoe

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

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 Blincoe 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 Blincoe 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 Blincoe was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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