Bland Surname
Approximately 52,867 people bear this surname
Bland Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bland,' one of the four hamlets of which the town of Sedburgh (Yorkshire) is comprised. It is not a complimentary nickname, but distinctly local. The name ramified strongly.
Johannes de Bland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameBland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35,027 | 1:10,348 | 1,262 |
| England | 10,327 | 1:5,395 | 752 |
| Australia | 3,792 | 1:7,119 | 1,045 |
| Canada | 1,286 | 1:28,651 | 3,771 |
| New Zealand | 467 | 1:9,697 | 1,693 |
| France | 446 | 1:148,930 | 23,088 |
| South Africa | 267 | 1:202,913 | 21,677 |
| Scotland | 237 | 1:22,590 | 2,556 |
| Wales | 202 | 1:15,319 | 1,670 |
| Ireland | 99 | 1:47,565 | 3,501 |
| Guatemala | 58 | 1:277,287 | 4,338 |
| Thailand | 57 | 1:1,239,269 | 179,534 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| Taiwan | 34 | 1:689,551 | 4,984 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Mexico | 29 | 1:4,280,214 | 27,059 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| Norway | 26 | 1:197,780 | 22,769 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 1:733,548 | 3,685 |
| Marshall Islands | 10 | 1:5,182 | 920 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 1:194,854 | 9,403 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malawi | 3 | 1:5,706,370 | 34,070 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1:10,404,280 | 18,448 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| 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 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 93 | 1:47,633 | 4,090 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,118 | 1:3,984 | 573 |
| Scotland | 71 | 1:52,721 | 3,555 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:42,390 | 2,234 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,027 | 1:8,332 | 1,073 |
Bland (942) may also be a first name.
Bland Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bland,' one of the four hamlets of which the town of Sedburgh (Yorkshire) is comprised. It is not a complimentary nickname, but distinctly local. The name ramified strongly.
Johannes de Bland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Adam de Bland, 1379: ibid.
Matilda Bland, 1379: ibid.
Wymerk de Bland, 1379: ibid.
1753. Married — Edward Bland and Eleanor Turnbull: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
(English) belonging to Bland (Yorks), prob. an Anglo-Saxon pers. name with the usual local suff. dropped. [cp. Old English blandan, to blend; and the derived blanden-feax, 'having mixed-coloured or grey hair.'] (Anglo-Latin) Mild, Gentle. [Latin bland-us] (French) perh. confused with Blond, q.v.
(English) One who came from Bland, in Yorkshire; the light-complexioned man.
The adjective bland, mild, gentle, is, I think, of insufficient antiquity to be the etymon. It is probably one of the many forms of Blundus, Blondus, Blond, &c., meaning fair or light-haired. The Blands of Kippax, at a very early period, resided at and gave name to Bland's Gill, co. York.
Mild, gentle, smooth.
Bland Demographics
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Bland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bland Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bland (Arabic: بلاند, Russian: Бланд) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bland? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,633rd most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 137,847 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Bland reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 263,269th most common forename globally, held by 942 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 35,027 people, or 1 in 10,348. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, Georgia, where 7 percent are found and Virginia, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 97 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.
Bland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bland surname grew 581 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 334 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 546 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 106 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bland Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Bland surname is primarily Catholic (68%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Bland surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.63% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bland earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 55.7% more than the national average, earning 538,863 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.06% more than the national average, earning R 396,996 per year; in United States they earn 7.09% less than the national average, earning $40,091 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.8% more than the national average, earning $54,054 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bland Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bland in the Russian language | ||
| Бланд | bland | - |
| Bland in the Arabic language | ||
| بلاند | bland | - |
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