Bland Surname

10,633rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52,867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

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.

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Bland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States35,0271:10,3481,262
England10,3271:5,395752
Australia3,7921:7,1191,045
Canada1,2861:28,6513,771
New Zealand4671:9,6971,693
France4461:148,93023,088
South Africa2671:202,91321,677
Scotland2371:22,5902,556
Wales2021:15,3191,670
Ireland991:47,5653,501
Guatemala581:277,2874,338
Thailand571:1,239,269179,534
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Taiwan341:689,5514,984
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Mexico291:4,280,21427,059
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
Norway261:197,78022,769
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Malta181:23,9041,289
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Hong Kong101:733,5483,685
Marshall Islands101:5,182920
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Finland81:687,08836,047
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
China51:273,464,31313,838
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Panama41:978,06412,245
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malawi31:5,706,37034,070
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sri Lanka21:10,404,28018,448
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland931:47,6334,090
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,1181:3,984573
Scotland711:52,7213,555
Wales371:42,3902,234
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,0271:8,3321,073

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.

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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Bland, in Yorkshire; the light-complexioned man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Mild, gentle, smooth.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blaind91125/
Blands9149/
Blandt9111/
Bøland9111/
Blaynd918/
Båland914/
Bliand912/
Blaand912/
Blyand912/
Bleand912/
Blaund911/
Blandh911/
Blland910/
Blan893,982/
Belland832,233/
Billand83489/
Blandtt835/
Blained831/
Blatind831/
Blandgy830/
Blaundt830/
Blain8022,205/
Blond804,889/
Blane802,497/
Blann801,468/
Blang80577/
Blyan80444/
Blant80428/
Blean80188/
Blaan8094/
Blayn8075/
Blian8068/
Blaun8052/
Blamd8028/
Blamn8023/
Blahn8013/
Blatn809/
Blanh808/
Vland805/
Wland804/
Blanq802/
Blasn801/
Blgan801/
Blhan801/
Blandová7763/
Blandova7727/
Billiand772/
Bellandt771/
Bielland771/
Boelland770/
Billeand770/
Blaine7310,264/
Bellan735,336/
Billan731,111/
Blangy73942/
Blasen73492/
Blahun73384/
Øvland73216/
Blasin73208/
Blayne73159/
Våland73129/
Blante73110/
Blancq73107/
Blamng7393/
Blahan7344/
Blahyn7327/
Blyant7326/
Wåland7325/
Bliang7325/
Blaunt7320/
Blainq7317/
Blatin7315/
Blaang7315/
Blagne7315/
Blacen7314/
Blyank7312/
Blainh7311/
Blondt7310/
Blaune739/
Blanth739/
Blaint739/
Blound738/
Blants737/
Blonds737/
Bliank737/
Blaing736/
Blašín735/
B'Laan734/
Blaten733/
Bliane733/
Bølgan732/
Blancz732/
Blanne732/
Blatyn732/
Blacin732/
Bleane731/
Byllan731/
Hvland731/
Bliant731/
Blaank731/
Blahnk731/
Blainn731/
Blangg731/
Blyond731/
Wlands731/
Wleand731/
Vlands731/
Blasyn731/
Blaann731/
Wlland731/
Blankk731/
Blauhn731/
Blaynn731/
Blamdt731/
Blannt730/
Bleind730/
Bleund730/
Blaihn730/
Whland730/
Bleant730/
Bloond730/
Blangh730/
Blon672,578/
Blam672,449/
Welland671,813/
Blanque671,011/
Willand67844/
Blasing67778/
Billant67725/
Billian67449/
Villand67360/
Bellant67353/
Wlad67274/
Bellian67159/
Bellang67140/
Velland67129/
Blanová6771/
Billane6750/
Blaigne6750/
Blanova6745/
Blahyna6740/
Blassin6738/
Blassen6737/
Bellahn6734/
Billain6728/
Billang6727/
Bellain6726/
Bellane6722/
Blangue6722/
Blashyn6719/
Blachin6715/
Blausen6715/
Vlan6711/
Bellgan6711/
Blantch679/
Bellyan677/
Blaisin677/
Blazsin673/
Blanthe672/
Blasnck672/
Bhillan672/
Blaisen672/
Blainne672/
Blatten671/
Billhan671/
Bellean671/
Bellamn671/
Billamn671/
Blattne671/
Blahina671/
Uelland671/
Bellond671/
Buellan671/
Blaasen671/
Billaãd671/
Billean671/
Billond671/
Blahcen671/
Blayneh671/
Bliante671/
Blathyn670/
Bleasen670/
Byllond670/
Blaseng670/
Blyants670/
Blattin670/
Blauten670/
Blauntt670/
Blaiten670/
Blaisne670/
Blaunzz670/

Bland Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bland in the Russian language
Бландbland-
Bland in the Arabic language
بلاندbland-

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