Blanchflower Surname

656,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Blanchflower Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Blanchefleur,' Angl. 'white-flower.' There is the story of 'Floriz and Blancheflour,' E.E. Text Society (circa 1280). Lower sets down the corrupted Branchflower as still existing.

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Blanchflower Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3051:182,68216,414
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2091:116,62911,248
Scotland91:415,91311,811

Blanchflower Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Blanchefleur,' Angl. 'white-flower.' There is the story of 'Floriz and Blancheflour,' E.E. Text Society (circa 1280). Lower sets down the corrupted Branchflower as still existing.

1618. George Blanchflower, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

Faith Blanchflower, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

George Blanchflower, of Kingston, Soms., 1625: Abstract of Somersetshire Wills.

Thomas Blanchflower, of Gotehurst, Soms., 1659: ibid.

From Somersetshire the surname seems to have travelled into Devonshire:

Barnabas Blanchflower, Myrtle Cottage, is set down in the Directory for Kilmington, Devon, 1873.

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

Blanch fleur, French white flower. I have seen this name in Sussex documents of XVII. cent. Blanchefior occurs in an old French romance as the name of a lady. See Wright's Essays, i. 88.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

This surname is of Norman origin, and has a high concentration in Norfolk, and it means 'white-flower' and given to a man with a feminine personality.

- dinn315

Blanchflower Last Name Facts

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

Blanchflower has its highest incidence in England. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Blanchflower? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 656,126th most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 15,877,006 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Blanchflower reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Blanchflower is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 305 people, or 1 in 182,682. In England it is most frequent in: Norfolk, where 28 percent are found, Hampshire, where 10 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 9 percent are found. Excluding England this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Scotland, where 8 percent are found.

Blanchflower Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blanchflower has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Blanchflower last name expanded 146 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 389 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blanchflower Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Blanchflower last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Blanchflower surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Blanchflower earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.52% more than the national average, earning $52,435 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blanch-Flower961/
Blancheflower961/
Blanchflowr961/
Blanchflor911/
Blanchflour870/
Blansflower870/
Blanchfloor870/
Blanchefleur8375/

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