Blanthorn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Scotland

Etymology of Blanthorn

The place name, from which the Blanthorn family take their surname arrived in Scotland with the Viking settlers. The first to use Blanthorn as a name no doubt lived in Blencarne, in the parish of Kirkland, in the county of Cumberland.

Early Origins of the Blanthorn family

Early History of the Blanthorn family

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Blanthorn Spelling Variations

Few standards of spelling and translation existed in the Middle Ages. spelling variations, are thus, an extremely common occurrence in records of ancient Scottish names. Over the years, Blanthorn has been spelled Blenkhorn, Blinckharne, Blencarne, Blincarne, Blankhorne, Blinkarne, Blenken, Blinkhorn and many more.

Early Notables of the Blanthorn family

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Migration of the Blanthorn family

Land and opportunity greeted all those who made it across the Atlantic. These settlers and their children went on to play important roles in the forging of the great nations of the United States and Canada. Clan societies and other Scottish organizations have preserved much of this heritage for the ancestors of those brave Scots. Immigration and passenger lists have documented the arrival of various people bearing the name Blanthorn to North America: Sharp Blenken who settled in Philadelphia in 1846; William Blinkhorn settled in Nova Scotia in 1774 with his wife Anne, sons, William and John, Daughters Ann and Eleanor.