From Blenkinsopp (placename in Northumberland), etymology from Medieval English uncertain. OR From Blencarn (a pre-Roman village) meaning "hill with a Cairn", from the Welsh "Blaen" (top) and "Carn" (a Cairn).
Region of origin
Medieval, Northern Europe
Other names
Variant form(s)
Blankinship, Blenkinsopp, Blenkinsop, Blankenship
Blankenship is a family name that may refer to:
Beau Blankenship (born 1990), American football player
Ben Blankenship (born 1988), American Olympic middle-distance runner
Bill Blankenship (born 1956), American football coach and player
Brian Blankenship (born 1963), retired professional American football player
Cliff Blankenship (1880–1956), American baseball player
Cooper Blankenship (1929–2015), American politician
Don Blankenship (born 1950), former Chairman and CEO of the Massey Energy coal mining corporation
Erin Blankenship, American statistics educator
G. T. Blankenship (born 1928), American lawyer and politician
Georgiana M. Blankenship (1861–1936), American pioneer and author
Greg Blankenship (born 1954), American football player
Homer Blankenship (1902–1974), American baseball player
J. Richard Blankenship (born 1959), American diplomat
Jacob Blankenship (born 1994), American pole vaulter
Jacob Blankenship (basketball) (born 1989), Greek-American basketball player
Josh Blankenship (born 1980), American football player and coach
Kenny Blankenship, the name given to the character portrayed by personality Sonomanma Higashi and voiced by Christopher Darga, on MXC, the American parody/adaptation of Takeshi's Castle
Kevin Blankenship (born 1963), American baseball player
Kim Blankenship, American sociologist and HIV/AIDS researcher
Lance Blankenship, (born 1963), retired Major League Baseball utility player
Loyd Blankenship (born 1965), American computer hacker and writer
Mark Blankenship (born 1978), writer and blogger
Rachel Blankenship (born September 2, 1995), American soccer player
Reed Blankenship (born 1999), American football player
Robert E. Blankenship, American chemist
Rodrigo Blankenship (born 1997), American football placekicker
Ted Blankenship (1901–1945), American baseball player
Tom Blankenship (born 1978), American bass guitarist for the band My Morning Jacket
William Blankenship (1928–2017), American opera singer
Surname list
This page lists people with the surname Blankenship. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
Reed Scott Blankenship (born March 2, 1999) is an American football safety for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played...
Blankenship is a family name that may refer to: Beau Blankenship (born 1990), American football player Ben Blankenship (born 1988), American Olympic middle-distance...
Donald Leon Blankenship (born March 14, 1950) is an American business executive, perennial candidate, and convicted criminal. He was chairman and CEO...
Rodrigo John Blankenship (born January 29, 1997), nicknamed "Hot Rod", is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football...
Blankenship Hollow is a valley in McDonald County in the U.S. state of Missouri. Blankenship Hollow has the name of the local Blankenship family. U.S...
Bill Blankenship (born December 12, 1956) is an American football coach and former player. He was the head coach of the University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane...
Loyd Blankenship (born 1965), better known by his pseudonym The Mentor, is an American computer hacker and writer. He has been active since the 1970s...
1998. The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Jim James, bassist Tom Blankenship, drummer Patrick Hallahan, guitarist Carl Broemel, and keyboardist Bo...
Daniel C. Blankenship, David Tobias, Robert Dunfield, and Fred Nolan formed a syndicate for exploration on Oak Island. Two years later, Blankenship and Tobias...
Kim M. Blankenship is an American sociologist and HIV/AIDS researcher. She is a professor at the American University College of Arts and Sciences and...
Brian Blankenship (born April 7, 1963) is a former professional American football player who spent his entire career with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the...
Josh Blankenship (born November 13, 1980) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Broken Arrow High School in...
Beau Blankenship (born August 13, 1990) is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent...
Ben Blankenship (born December 15, 1988) is an American middle distance runner. He is a world record holder as a member of the 2015 USA Distance medley...
Lance Robert Blankenship (born December 6, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball utility player. Blankenship played his entire career with...
Clifford Douglas Blankenship (April 10, 1880 – April 26, 1956) was an American professional baseball player. He played his first game on April 17, 1905...
Homer "Si" Blankenship (August 4, 1902 – June 22, 1974) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball with the Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates...
Jane Blankenship won high science honors while at Oak Ridge High School before graduating in June 1958 from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville with...
Gregory Allen Blankenship (born March 24, 1954) is a former American football linebacker who played one season in the National Football League (NFL) with...
Theodore Blankenship (May 10, 1901 – January 14, 1945) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox from 1922...
Georgiana Smith Blankenship (née Mitchell; 1861 - January 9, 1936) wrote "Early History of Thurston County, Washington: Together with Biographies and...
Cooper Blankenship (August 27, 1929 – June 18, 2015) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 51-1 district of the Texas House...
candidate" with 1% Blankenship (C) with no voters "Other third party" with 2% "Someone else" with 0.6%; Blankenship (C) with 0.2% Blankenship (C) with 0% Additional...
William Leonard Blankenship (7 March 1928 – 2 December 2017) was an American operatic tenor, music pedagogue at the collegiate level, stage and television...
Kevin DeWayne Blankenship (born January 26, 1963) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves. A...
Rachel Hannah Blankenship or Rachel Thun Ríos (née Thun; born September 2, 1995), is an American soccer player who played as a midfielder for Fortuna...
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