Blankenship
Blankenship is a family name that may refer to:
- Ben Blankenship (born 1988), American Olympic middle-distance runner
- Brian Blankenship (born 1963), retired professional American football player
- David Blankenship II (born 1972), American competitive cornhole player
- Don Blankenship (born 1950), former Chairman and CEO of the Massey Energy coal mining corporation
- Erin Blankenship, American statistics educator
- Josh Blankenship, American football 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.
- 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
- Rodrigo Blankenship (born 1997), American football placekicker
- Tom Blankenship (born 1978), American bass guitarist for the band My Morning Jacket
- William Blankenship (1928–2017), American opera singer
- Darryl Blankenship, an American prisoner, heathen religionist and religious rights advocate. Was a plaintiff in one of three cases consolidated before the United States Supreme Court in Cutter v Wilkinson on a determination on the constitutionality of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. Cutter v Wilkinson, 544 US 709 (2005).
| Language(s) | English, Welsh |
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| Origin | |
| Meaning | 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 |
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| Variant form(s) | Blankinship, Blenkinsopp, Blenkinsop, Blankenship |
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