Leblanc Surname

3,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Dominica

Leblanc Surname Definition:

(French) The White, Fair [French le, the; Latin ille + French blanc, white; O.H.Ger. blanc(h (Ger. blank]

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Leblanc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada67,9331:54215
United States54,2491:6,681784
France33,3451:1,992126
Haiti3,8051:2,808398
Belgium1,4031:8,1941,143
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
Dominica3321:22960
Venezuela2201:137,2914,394
Thailand1551:455,73179,917
Chile1441:122,3374,402
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Netherlands1311:128,91020,052
Germany1211:665,33451,734
Bahamas1171:3,348405
Australia1121:241,03322,440
England1071:520,73032,731
Brazil751:2,854,32484,307
Cuba691:166,9963,861
Panama561:69,8623,012
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
Mauritius481:26,9465,412
Spain481:974,00136,812
Hungary391:251,69920,039
Mexico371:3,354,76224,142
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
United States Virgin Islands221:5,017770
Antigua and Barbuda211:4,722620
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Sweden191:518,25037,550
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
China111:124,301,9616,553
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Finland71:785,24338,644
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Barbados11:287,4482,772
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Martin11:35,156229
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4581:34,4444,115

Leblanc (1,037) may also be a first name.

Leblanc Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) The White, Fair [French le, the; Latin ille + French blanc, white; O.H.Ger. blanc(h (Ger. blank]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French) The white-haired or light-complexioned man.

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

User-submitted Reference

LeBlanc, a well-distributed name of French origin, translates directly to 'the white' and was originally given as a nickname to someone with (prematurely) white hair or a pale complexion. The earliest origin of the name is the Old High German, blanc, translating to 'bright', 'shining' or 'beautiful'.

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Leblanc Last Name Facts

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

Leblanc (Arabic: لبلان) is borne by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Leblanc.

How Common Is The Last Name Leblanc? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,426th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 44,550 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Leblanc are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Leblanc is also the 249,034th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 1,037 people.

The surname is most widely held in Canada, where it is borne by 67,933 people, or 1 in 542. In Canada Leblanc is mostly found in: Quebec, where 46 percent live, New Brunswick, where 24 percent live and Ontario, where 13 percent live. Apart from Canada it occurs in 107 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and France, where 20 percent live.

Leblanc Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leblanc has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leblanc surname grew 3,721 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 563 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leblanc Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leblanc surname are 0.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.83% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leblanc earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 18.6% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,779 per year; in United States they earn 1.94% more than the national average, earning $43,987 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.09% less than the national average, earning $43,180 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Leblanc Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leblanc in the Arabic language
لبلانlblan-

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Leblanc Reference & Research

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LeBlanc FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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