Blankenship

Blankenship
Language(s)English, Welsh
Origin
MeaningFrom 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 originMedieval, 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
Surname list
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