Blanche Surname
Approximately 11,161 people bear this surname
Blanche 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.
Read More About This SurnameBlanche Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3,206 | 1:20,718 | 2,394 |
| United States | 1,577 | 1:229,841 | 22,150 |
| Chad | 1,541 | 1:8,820 | 1,197 |
| Argentina | 881 | 1:48,517 | 4,097 |
| Philippines | 827 | 1:122,416 | 21,043 |
| England | 487 | 1:114,411 | 11,716 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| South Africa | 371 | 1:146,032 | 16,656 |
| Australia | 221 | 1:122,152 | 13,424 |
| Canada | 210 | 1:175,455 | 17,539 |
| Ireland | 128 | 1:36,789 | 3,003 |
| Wales | 114 | 1:27,145 | 2,804 |
| Chile | 109 | 1:161,619 | 5,406 |
| Spain | 100 | 1:467,520 | 24,100 |
| Belgium | 95 | 1:121,017 | 17,762 |
| New Zealand | 92 | 1:49,221 | 7,974 |
| Cameroon | 84 | 1:247,251 | 24,294 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Scotland | 64 | 1:83,653 | 6,073 |
| Switzerland | 56 | 1:146,659 | 14,074 |
| Uruguay | 52 | 1:65,995 | 7,055 |
| Israel | 43 | 1:199,015 | 19,367 |
| Mauritius | 36 | 1:35,928 | 6,940 |
| Brazil | 36 | 1:5,946,509 | 145,792 |
| Iran | 35 | 1:2,193,786 | 75,524 |
| Ivory Coast | 34 | 1:678,566 | 19,270 |
| Barbados | 30 | 1:9,582 | 751 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 28 | 1:48,713 | 4,303 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Tunisia | 11 | 1:55,511 | 7,191 |
| Cuba | 9 | 1:1,280,302 | 7,343 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 8 | 1:4,291 | 379 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 66 | 1:67,119 | 5,026 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 173 | 1:140,898 | 12,691 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Guernsey | 8 | 1:4,082 | 713 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 166 | 1:302,522 | 23,980 |
The alternate forms: Blanché (127) are calculated separately.
Blanche (75,964) may also be a first name.
Blanche 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.
(Anglo-French-Teut.) Fair, White. [Middle English Old French blanc(h, O.H.Ger.
blanch (Ger. blank.] Cp. Blank.
French Wane. White-of light complexion. Blanche. H.R.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'white color'.
- majstormeshiBlanche Demographics
Average Blanche Salary in
United States
$43,722 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Blanche Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blanche Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Blanche (Arabic: بلنش, Marathi: वालंचे) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Blanché. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Blanche? popularity and diffusion
It is the 46,446th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 652,947 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 38 percent of Blanche live; 30 percent live in Western Europe and 30 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Blanche is also the 12,935th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 75,964 people.
The surname is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 3,206 people, or 1 in 20,718. In France Blanche is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 23 percent live, Pays de la Loire, where 17 percent live and Normandy, where 8 percent live. Barring France it exists in 86 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Chad, where 14 percent live.
Blanche Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Blanche has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Blanche surname increased 950 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 282 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 194 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,280 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 376 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Blanche Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (98%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Blanche surname are 19.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.82% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Blanche earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.08% more than the national average, earning R 285,348 per year; in United States they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning $43,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.91% less than the national average, earning $48,735 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Blanche Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Blanche in the Marathi language | ||
| वालंचे | valance | 33.33 |
| लांची | lanci | 33.33 |
| बलांच | balanca | 33.33 |
| Blanche in the Arabic language | ||
| بلنش | blnsh | - |
| بلانش | blansh | - |
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