Blakenship is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 10 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Blakenship
No. of characters: 10
Origin: England
Meaning:

Blakenship is the variation of Blackensop. See Blenkinsopp - A township in the parish of Haltwhistle, county of Northumberland. The castle there was the seat of the family, a race well remembered for their border feuds in olden times, and designated by Camden as "a right ancient and generous family".

Surname is the variation of Blenkinsopp. A township in the parish of Haltwhistle, county of Northumberland. The castle there was the seat of the family, a race well remembered for their border feuds in olden times, and designated by Camden as "a right ancient and generous family".

Blakenship is a variant form of Blankenship. One who came from Blenkinsopp meaning "top valley," in Northumberland.

How popular is Blakenship?

Blakenship is common in United States.

Blakenship is ranked 511837 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Blakenships grew by 9.63 per cent to 296 since 2000 and ranked 66754 after elevating 1418 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.59 90.37
Black 3.38 4.44
Blakenship is an uncommon surname, few people in United States have the family name and might have roots in United States. Around 638 people have been found who wears Blakenship as their family name. Blakenship have bearers in just 1 or 2 countries. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Blakenship:
46,707 United States637

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