Blanch Surname

41,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Blanch Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Blanche.' Sometimes, no doubt, a nickname answering to English 'White.'

John Blannche, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Elianora Blanche, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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Blanch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain4,9971:9,3561,107
Australia2,6691:10,1151,503
United States1,8541:195,50119,300
England6831:81,5789,037
Argentina6261:68,2805,825
France3651:181,98028,333
Canada1711:215,47120,813
Chile1491:118,2314,293
Brazil1361:1,574,07652,203
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
New Zealand1091:41,5446,955
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Wales611:50,7304,716
Venezuela531:569,88810,391
Philippines501:2,024,764119,725
Cuba501:230,4544,614
Mexico481:2,585,96321,318
Italy481:1,274,09876,496
Scotland471:113,9117,445
Paraguay431:168,2963,336
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Peru261:1,222,46620,703
Andorra181:4,658913
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Norway91:571,36544,190
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Jamaica61:478,32410,136
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Norfolk Island51:459108
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
China41:341,830,39216,990
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland371:119,7267,101
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5241:46,5185,765
Scotland461:81,3744,449
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4501:111,59711,091

Blanch (3,090) may also be a first name.

Blanch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Blanche.' Sometimes, no doubt, a nickname answering to English 'White.'

John Blannche, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Elianora Blanche, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Henry Blanche, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Clement Blaunche, Warwickshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

John Blanche, Close Rolls, 2 Edward IV.

1716. Baptised — Sarah, d. Daniel Blanch: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Teut.) Fair, White. [Middle English Old French blanc(h, O.H.Ger.

blanch (Ger. blank.] Cp. Blank.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

French Wane. White-of light complexion. Blanche. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

William Blanc and Robert and John Blanche occur in Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Eleanor Blanche in Cambridge; Henry B. in Oxford, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

User-submitted Reference

Blanch, and Blanc, as Catalan surnames, have a clear origin. Blanc is 'white' in the Catalan language.

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Blanch Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Blanch Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Blanch (Hindi: ब्लान्च, Russian: Бланч) has its highest incidence in Spain. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blanch? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 41,429th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 578,239 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Blanch live; 41 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 40 percent live in Iberian Europe. Blanch is also the 129,742nd most common first name globally, borne by 3,090 people.

The last name Blanch is most common in Spain, where it is borne by 4,997 people, or 1 in 9,356. In Spain Blanch is most frequent in: Catalonia, where 71 percent live, Valencian Community, where 17 percent live and Madrid, where 3 percent live. Not including Spain this surname occurs in 64 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Blanch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blanch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blanch last name increased 412 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,017 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 102 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 59 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Blanch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Blanch last name are 7.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.29% registered with the party.

The amount Blanch earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.29% more than the national average, earning 378,242 kr per year; in Peru they earn 134.89% more than the national average, earning S/. 45,533 per year; in South Africa they earn 59.28% less than the national average, earning R 96,756 per year; in United States they earn 7.24% less than the national average, earning $40,027 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.02% more than the national average, earning $57,146 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blanche9211,161/
Bleanch9237/
Blansch9220/
Blantch929/
Blainch928/
Blaunch924/
Blanchs922/
Blancht922/
Blaynch921/
Blannch920/
Blanc91121,680/
Blansche8667/
Blanchhe861/
Blaynech861/
Blanchtt860/
Blance832,441/
Blench83409/
Blansh83114/
Blancs8321/
Blanci839/
Blancz832/
Blamch831/
Blonch831/
Vlanch831/
Blanzh830/
Blansth7712/
Blonche7711/
Blanshe774/
Blaunce771/
Blamche771/
Blanz731,424/
Blans73498/
Blonc736/
Vlanc734/
Bellance711,064/
Bellonch7151/
Billance7133/
Blachins718/
Blancová714/
Blancova711/
Vlainsch711/
Bellench711/
Blantz67281/
Blonce6798/
Bleinc6764/
Blands6749/
Blanze6738/
Blains6721/
Blanse677/
Blants677/
Blounc676/
Blauns672/
Blaschinz672/
Blanst672/
Blaans671/
Blamns671/
Bleans670/
Blomch670/
Blanns670/

Blanch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Blanch in the Hindi language
ब्लान्चblanca-
Blanch in the Russian language
Бланчblanc-

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Blanch Reference & Research

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Blank FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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