Blanton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Scotland

Blanton comes from a place name. The roots of this Scottish place name; however date back to the great movement of the Norse Vikings. The ancestors of the Blanton family lived in Blencarne, in the parish of Kirkland, in the county of Cumberland.

Early Origins of the Blanton family

The surname Blanton was first found in Cumberland, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Blanton family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blanton research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1280 is included under the topic Early Blanton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Blanton Spelling Variations

Spelling and translation were quite undeveloped in the Middle Ages. Consequently, the spelling of Scottish names was an inconsistent practice, usually governed by the unique ear of the scribe recording the name. Over the years, Blanton was spelled Blenkhorn, Blinckharne, Blencarne, Blincarne, Blankhorne, Blinkarne, Blenken, Blinkhorn and many more.

Early Notables of the Blanton family

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Blanton Ranking

In the United States, the name Blanton is the 1,099^th most popular surname with an estimated 27,357 people with that name. 1

Blanton migration to the United States +

Opportunity and land greeted those who made it all the way. Some had the opportunity to solidify their new freedom by fighting in the American War of Independence, while others went or stayed north as United Empire Loyalists. Recently, the ancestors of those brave settlers have been able to recover much of their heritage through Clan societies and other patriotic organizations. A thorough examination of passenger and immigration lists has disclosed evidence of many early immigrants of the name Blanton:

Blanton Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Blanton who arrived in Boston in 1620
William Blanton, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1643 2
John Blanton, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1682 2

Blanton Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Lemuel Blanton who settled in Texas in 1837
Charles Blanton, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1868
Charles Blanton, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1868 2
John Blanton who settled in Ohio in 1875

Contemporary Notables of the name Blanton (post 1700) +

James "Jimmie" Blanton (1918-1942), American jazz double bassist, credited with being the originator of more complex pizzicato and arco bass solos in a jazz context than previous bassists
Thomas Lindsay Blanton (1872-1957), United States congressman
Richard E. Blanton (b. 1943), American anthropologist, archaeologist, and academic
Leonard Ray Blanton (1930-1996), American politician, 44th Governor of Tennessee from 1975 to 1979
Eleanor C. Blanton, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 2000 3
Dewey Boyce Blanton (1908-1972), American politician, Member of South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1951-56, 1957-58 3
Carlos Blanton, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 2000 3
C. L. Blanton Jr., American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1956 3
Blair Blanton, American politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1924 3
Bill Blanton (b. 1922), American politician, Member of South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1957-58 3
... (Another 13 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Blanton family +

USS Arizona

Mr. Atticus Lee Blanton, American Shipfitter Third Class from Florida, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 4

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html