Blanchet Surname
Approximately 29,331 people bear this surname
Blanchet Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Blanchard.' Old French llanchart, whitish. A sobriquet of complexion, and probably used as a fontal name. It was used as the name for a white horse; compare Bayard, for a bay horse.
'Uppon my stede blanchard thu ridest here.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 19,775 | 1:3,359 | 234 |
| Canada | 5,857 | 1:6,291 | 925 |
| United States | 1,624 | 1:223,189 | 21,606 |
| Argentina | 393 | 1:108,762 | 9,191 |
| Switzerland | 370 | 1:22,197 | 3,536 |
| Mexico | 322 | 1:385,485 | 7,775 |
| Haiti | 142 | 1:75,239 | 4,042 |
| Italy | 80 | 1:764,459 | 62,244 |
| England | 73 | 1:763,261 | 41,903 |
| Chile | 70 | 1:251,664 | 7,573 |
| New Caledonia | 68 | 1:4,062 | 723 |
| New Zealand | 53 | 1:85,440 | 12,123 |
| Belgium | 50 | 1:229,933 | 29,007 |
| Brazil | 49 | 1:4,368,864 | 116,514 |
| Jersey | 46 | 1:2,157 | 365 |
| Thailand | 44 | 1:1,605,417 | 210,847 |
| Uruguay | 42 | 1:81,709 | 8,364 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| French Polynesia | 31 | 1:9,058 | 1,949 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Ivory Coast | 22 | 1:1,048,692 | 25,281 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 350 | 1:143,482 | 13,461 |
Blanchet (58) may also be a first name.
Blanchet Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Blanchard.' Old French llanchart, whitish. A sobriquet of complexion, and probably used as a fontal name. It was used as the name for a white horse; compare Bayard, for a bay horse.
'Uppon my stede blanchard thu ridest here.' c. 1440, Generydes (H.E.D).
Nicholas Blaunchard, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).
Gilbert Blanchard, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
William Blamchard (sic), Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
William Blaunchard, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Reginald Blanchard, Yorkshire, ibid.
Robert Blaunchard, Lincolnshire , ibid.
Willelmus Blaunchard, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Elena Blaunchard, 1379: ibid.
1587. Buried — Ann Blanket: Kensington Church.
This last form is imitative, and still lives.
(French) The light-complexioned or white-haired man.
Cotgrave says, "an order of Friers, who goe ordinarily in white sheets." It had most likely a wider application, to any person who affected white raiment. See Jamieson.
Robert and Ralph Blanchet, Blanquet, or Blanket occur in Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). In England the name appears as Blachet or Blaket.
The name of Blanchard or Blanshard, which also occurs in the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire, has long been in the county of Lincoln. John Blauncherde of Lowthe gave £25 for the defence of his country at the time of the expected invasion of the Spanish Armada in 1588 (Sp.). Long before this, in the reign of Edward I., we find the name of Blaunchard in the county (H. R.); in the reign of Henry III. the name also occurred in Wilts (H. R.), and, in fact, Blanchard or Blaunchard is also an old Wiltshire name, occurring in the hundred of Warminster in the 16th century (Hoare's "Wiltshire").
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Blanchet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blanchet Come From? nationality or country of origin
Blanchet (Marathi: ान्चेट) has its highest incidence in France. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Blanchet? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 18,781st most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 248,459 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Blanchet reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 58 people.
Blanchet is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 19,775 people, or 1 in 3,359. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 15 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 15 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 12 percent are found. Excluding France Blanchet exists in 72 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Blanchet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Blanchet has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 464 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 456 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Blanchet Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Blanchet last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Blanchet surname are 12.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.17% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Blanchet earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.52% more than the national average, earning $47,257 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.47% less than the national average, earning $42,496 CAD per year.
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Blanchet Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Blanchet in the Marathi language | ||
| ान्चेट | anceta | - |
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