Explore the Family Name Blincoe

The meaning of Blincoe

English: habitational name from Great or Little Blencow in Cumbria, named with a Celtic word blain ‘summit’ and an obscure second element to which Old Norse haugr ‘hill’ has been added.

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How common is the last name Blincoe in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Blincoe has seen a shift in its popularity over the years. In 2000, Blincoe was ranked 36,129th and was carried by 586 individuals across the United States. By 2010, it had risen to the rank of 35,489th with 634 bearers, indicating a 1.77% increase in rank and an 8.19% increase in count. However, the proportion per 100,000 people slightly decreased by 4.55%, from 0.22 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,129	#35,489	1.77%
Count	586	634	8.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Blincoe

Concerning ethnicity, the Blincoe surname has exhibited some changes as well. The Decennial U.S. Census data shows that in 2000, about 80.03% of the people with the Blincoe surname identified as white, 16.04% as black, 1.37% as Asian/Pacific Islander, 1.54% identified with two or more races, and 1.02% as Hispanic. There were no records for American Indian and Alaskan Native. By 2010, the percentage of people identifying as white increased to 82.65%, whereas those identifying as black reduced to 13.25%. The percentage of Asians/Pacific Islanders also dropped to 0.95%, while those identifying with two or more races saw a significant increase to 2.37%. The representation of Hispanics dropped to zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	80.03%	82.65%	3.27%
Black	16.04%	13.25%	-17.39%
Two or More Races	1.54%	2.37%	53.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.37%	0.95%	-30.66%
Hispanic	1.02%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%