Blancpain Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Blancpain Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blancpain,' of which the English translation was Whitebread and Whitbread, q. v. Some spot in Normandy. Blanchpain has a strong nickname appearance about it, but the evidence is against such a derivation.
Read More About This SurnameBlancpain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Switzerland | 34 | 1:241,556 | 20,206 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
Blancpain Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blancpain,' of which the English translation was Whitebread and Whitbread, q. v. Some spot in Normandy. Blanchpain has a strong nickname appearance about it, but the evidence is against such a derivation.
Aldwina de Blancpain, Berkshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Roger Blancpayn, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Blancpain, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Edmund Blankpayn. Calendarium Rotulorum Chartarum.
John Blankpayn represented Cambridge in Parliament: Close Rolls, 50 Edward I. pt.
Eugene Aram was usher, in 1744, to the Rev. Mr. Painblanc, in Piccadilly.
Literally translated in Whitebread. There was a species of bread so called in the XIII. cent. Hugh de Elsfield, circ. 1220, gave one virgate of land in Elsfield, co. Oxon, to the prioress of Studley, and further directed one hundred white loaves of the sort called in Oxford blanpeyn to be given to the nuns for ever on the feast of the assumption. "Dedi et conceasi prtedictis monialibus centum panes albos, de panibus illis qui vocantur blanpeyn apud Oxon." Dunkin's Oxfordshire, i. 135.
Blancpain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blancpain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Blancpain is most common in France. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Blancpain? popularity and diffusion
The last name Blancpain is the 2,034,059th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Blancpain live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
This surname is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,703,147. In France Blancpain is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 56 percent reside, Grand Est, where 23 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 8 percent reside. Excluding France Blancpain exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 40 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blancpatin | 95 | 5 | / |
| Blanc-Pain | 95 | 3 | / |
| Blanco-Pina | 80 | 1 | / |
| Blanco Apana | 76 | 1 | / |
| Balanica Paun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ploncpan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Plangpan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Blanco Peña | 70 | 4 | / |
| Blanck Pena | 70 | 1 | / |
| Polanco Pino | 67 | 2 | / |
| Palangpan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blanco Bayon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palanca Pinho | 64 | 1 | / |
| Plangpanya | 63 | 6 | / |
| Blanco Bena | 60 | 1 | / |
| Polanco Pena | 57 | 5 | / |
| Polanco Peña | 57 | 4 | / |
| Polanco-Pena | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pluangpon | 56 | 1 | / |
| Plangpunya | 53 | 3 | / |
| Plankhopnyy | 50 | 1 | / |
| Pplangpunya | 50 | 1 | / |
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