Blanks Surname
Approximately 9,512 people bear this surname
Blanks Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Blanche.' Sometimes, no doubt, a nickname answering to English 'White.'
John Blannche, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Elianora Blanche, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameBlanks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,168 | 1:44,375 | 5,434 |
| England | 896 | 1:62,185 | 7,320 |
| Australia | 225 | 1:119,981 | 13,219 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 1:122,387 | 15,192 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:99,824 | 7,946 |
| Latvia | 21 | 1:97,621 | 13,922 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 372 | 1:65,525 | 7,503 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,173 | 1:42,812 | 4,988 |
Blanks (33) may also be a first name.
Blanks Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Blanche.' Sometimes, no doubt, a nickname answering to English 'White.'
John Blannche, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Elianora Blanche, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Henry Blanche, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Clement Blaunche, Warwickshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
John Blanche, Close Rolls, 2 Edward IV.
1716. Baptised — Sarah, d. Daniel Blanch: St. James, Clerkenwell.
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. The son of Blanch' (q. v.); a variant.
1613. Thomas Blank, or Blanck, Gloucestershire Hall: Register of the University of Oxford.
The following two entries manifestly concern the same couple.
1676. Married — John Crose and Elizabeth Blankson: St. Antholin (London).
John Cross and Elizabeth Blanks: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
Blanks (Son), Blank’s Son: v. Blank.
(English) One with a fair or light complexion; one who had white hair.
Blankenship, Blankensop (English) One who came from Blenkinsopp (top valley), in Northumberland.
French Wane. White-of light complexion. Blanche. H.R.
Blanks Demographics
Average Male Blanks Height
177.83 cm
Average Female Blanks Height
162.36 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Blanks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blanks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Blanks is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Blanks? popularity and diffusion
It is the 53,656th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 766,142 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Blanks live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 33 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 8,168 people, or 1 in 44,375. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent live, North Carolina, where 10 percent live and Virginia, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.
Blanks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Blanks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Blanks surname grew 696 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 241 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Blanks Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Blanks surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Blanks last name are 3.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.31% being registered with the political party.
The amount Blanks earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 29.33% less than the national average, earning R 167,940 per year; in United States they earn 11.65% less than the national average, earning $38,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.56% less than the national average, earning $46,426 CAD per year.
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