Blanks Surname

53,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,512 people bear this surname

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

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.

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Blanks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,1681:44,3755,434
England8961:62,1857,320
Australia2251:119,98113,219
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Wales311:99,8247,946
Latvia211:97,62113,922
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Israel91:950,84857,975
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Panama41:978,06412,245
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belize11:355,4743,977
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3721:65,5257,503
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1731:42,8124,988

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.

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

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).

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

Blanks (Son), Blank’s Son: v. Blank.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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.

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

French Wane. White-of light complexion. Blanche. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blancks928/
Blankse921/
Blaanks921/
Blankz832/
Blamks831/
Vlanks831/
Blonks830/
Blangs830/
Blanchs772/
Billiangs671/
Blouncs620/
Villangs571/
Villiangs531/

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