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.
Read More About This SurnameBlanchet Surname Distribution Map
| 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").
Blanchet Demographics
Average Male Blanchet Height
175.36 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Blanchet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blanchet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Blanchet (Marathi: ान्चेट) is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Blanchet? popularity and diffusion
The last name Blanchet is the 18,781st most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 248,459 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Blanchet are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,295,729th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 58 people.
Blanchet is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 19,775 people, or 1 in 3,359. In France it is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 15 percent live, Île-de-France, where 15 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 12 percent live. Excluding France this last name exists in 72 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
Blanchet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Blanchet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Blanchet surname increased 464 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 456 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Blanchet Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Blanchet surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Blanchet last name 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Blanchet Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Blanchet in the Marathi language | ||
| ान्चेट | anceta | - |
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