Blenkinsop

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Blenkinsop , also Blenkinsopp , or Blenkinsap is a northern English family name.

origin

The northern English surname comes from the Haltwhistle area on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland .

Regional place names

Blenkinsopp Castle
Blenkinsopp Green
Blenkinsopp Common

Well-known namesake

Arthur Blenkinsop (1911–1979), English Labor MP
Christopher Blenkinsop (* 1963 in Manila), English-German musician
Ernie Blenkinsop (1902–1969), English football player
John Blenkinsop (1783–1831), English mine manager and engineer
Philip Blenkinsop (* 1965 in Great Britain), Australian photographer who has lived and worked in Asia since 1989