Blanket Surname

404,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Blanket Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Teut.) the French Blan- quet, Blanchet (North. French ch= k) = Blank, Blanch (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et.

Blanket Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4771:113,58013,626
Tanzania931:569,26536,354
Netherlands841:201,03827,835
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Zimbabwe371:417,25037,018
Zambia221:720,45126,729
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
China111:124,301,9616,553
England61:9,286,343223,652
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Blanket (53) may also be a first name.

Blanket Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Teut.) the French Blan- quet, Blanchet (North. French ch= k) = Blank, Blanch (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

BLANKET, BLANKETT: For Blanchett, a diminutive of the name Blank or Blanch; from French blanc, white. "Rear-Admiral Blankett was a British officer in the wars against Napoleon" (Bowditch). See also Verba Nominalia, under "Blanket."

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Blanket Last Name Facts

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

Blanket (Russian: Бланкет) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Blanket.

How Common Is The Last Name Blanket? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 404,308th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,405,474 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Blanket are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 53 people.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 477 people, or 1 in 113,580. In South Africa Blanket is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent reside, Gauteng, where 11 percent reside and Western Cape, where 10 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 11 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 10 percent reside.

Blanket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blanket has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Blanket last name rose 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blanket Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blanket surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blanket earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 30.22% less than the national average, earning R 165,816 per year and in United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blankete9373/
Blangket9342/
Blankiet9320/
Blancket9317/
Blankett9312/
Blankette888/
Blancet86101/
Blanqet860/
Blanckette821/
Blankhette821/
Blanchet8029,331/
Blanquet804,835/
Blancett801,005/
Blanceth800/
Blanchett751,301/
Blanquett7580/
Blancheth7513/
Blanquete757/
Blankaite755/
Blankaitė752/
Blanqueth752/
Blanquiet751/
Blancheet751/
Blankhead751/
Blanquette7118/
Blancit717/
Blanqucett711/
Blanqued6727/
Blanched674/
Blanchit672/
Blonchet671/
Bloncett671/

Blanket Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Blanket in the Russian language
Бланкетblanket-

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