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.
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Blanks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blanks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Blanks occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Blanks? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 53,656th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 766,142 people. The last name Blanks is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Blanks are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Blanks is also the 1,807,719th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 33 people.
The last name Blanks is most common in The United States, where it is held by 8,168 people, or 1 in 44,375. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, North Carolina, where 10 percent are found and Virginia, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States it is found in 42 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.
Blanks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Blanks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Blanks surname expanded 696 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 241 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Blanks Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Blanks are 3.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.31% being registered to vote for the 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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