Blanc is used as a family name or surname in Italy, Germany, France. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Blanc
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Italy, Germany, France
Meaning:

Blanc is a variant form of the Bianco. The white.

Blanc is the variation of LoBianco. The light-complexioned or white-haired person.

Lastname is a variant form of Bianco. The light complexioned or white-haired man.

The light-complexioned or white-haired man.

Variation of LeBlanc. The white-haired or light-complexioned man.

How popular is Blanc?

Blanc is common in France, Haiti, Switzerland, United States, Argentina, Italy, Brazil, Spain, Dominican Republic, Canada, Morocco, Ecuador, England, Portugal, Uruguay, Chile, New Caledonia, Germany, Belgium, Iran, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominica, Netherlands.

Blanc is ranked 4619 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Blancs grew by 19.97 per cent to 3352 since 2000 and ranked 9684 after elevating 848 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 52.3 61.63
Black 38.19 28.13
Hispanic or Latino 5.88 4.12
Others 2.6 4.76
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.63 0.64
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.42 0.72
Blanc is quite popular family name mostly used in France while Haiti is ahead in terms of density. Around 121679 people have been found who wears Blanc as their family name. Blanc is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Blanc:
22 France78,521
65 Haiti20,806
Countries with thousands of Blanc:
142 Switzerland4,943
9,114 United States4,528
1,297 Argentina2,943
5,617 Italy1,950
5,881 Brazil1,396
Countries with hundreds of Blanc:
4,556 Spain965
1,270 Dominican Republic555
8,002 Canada528
11,380 Morocco511
4,023 Ecuador449
15,706 England326
2,283 Portugal274
1,482 Uruguay260
2,847 Chile255
33 New Caledonia255
32,825 Germany243
9,452 Belgium197
27,461 Iran173
13,442 Mexico119
1,571 Trinidad and Tobago118
155 Dominica113
23,863 Netherlands104
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
24,785 Australia98
134,389 Thailand84
133,552 Russia65
4,518 Ireland64
10,904 Sweden63
11,384 New Zealand58
1,145 French Polynesia55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
16,834 Ivory Coast42
20,804 Israel39
6,278 Singapore39
76,407 South Africa37
74,912 Poland35
4,129 Paraguay31
10,357 Scotland28
36 Monaco27
23,436 Peru19
4,164 China18
8,817 Taiwan18
30,120 Norway17
12,022 Wales17
30,183 Denmark12
25,625 United Arab Emirates12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
27,160 Moldova10
20,130 Afghanistan9
797 Bahamas9
8,136 Jamaica9
30,726 Qatar9
32,268 Uzbekistan9
33,931 Venezuela9
488,268 Indonesia8
47,042 Japan8
228,986 Philippines8
80,919 Austria7
22,056 Colombia7
8,141 Cuba7
102,287 Kazakhstan7
2,111 United States Virgin Islands7
53,709 Algeria6
89,472 Belarus6
61,769 Benin6
5,222 Hong Kong6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Charles Blanc worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 23 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on E. Bentley and arrived on May 1, 1849. Workwoman Mrs Blanc, Infant John Blanc, are other Blanc that migrated to US.

From Italy

Alexander Blanc was 20 years old when he migrated to USA on February 11, 1881. He lived in Italy where he worked as farmer and took France from Havre. Anasta Blanc (24) Manager, Camille Blanc (16) Farmer, 24 years old Clementine Blanc, Domenico Blanc (31) Laborer, Dominique Blanc, aged 20, E. Blanc, aged 40, Etienne Blanc (38) Farmer, Laborer Gppe. Blanc, and 3 other Blanc around 30.77% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and miner migrated to US.

From Germany

Francois Blanc was 54 years old when he migrated to USA on June 17, 1852. He lived in France where he worked as farmer and took Prince Arthur from Havre. 6 years old Judith Blanc, M.Anne Blanc (9), Marie Blanc (22), Marie Blanc, Farmer Barbara Blanc, Cathar. Blanc, 19 years old Johann Blanc, Farmer Johann Blanc, and 135 other Blanc around 46.56% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and merchant, servant, engineer, carver, traveler, artist, cultivator, cook migrated to US.

Blanc Namesakes

  • Charles Blanc, French art critic
  • Adolphe Blanc, French composer of chamber music
  • Éric Blanc, French impersonator and comedian
  • Christian Blanc, French politician and businessman
  • Patrick Blanc, French botanist
  • Louis Blanc, French politician and historian
  • Antoine Blanc, fifth Bishop and first Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans
  • Mel Blanc, American voice actor, comedian, singer
  • Erika Blanc,
  • Raymond Blanc, French chef
  • Laurent Blanc, French football manager and former player
  • Jennifer Blanc, American actress
  • Aldir Blanc, Brazilian author of 'crônicas' and lyricist
  • Michel Blanc, French actor and director
  • JB Blanc, French-British actor
  • Dominique Blanc, French actress
  • Serge Blanc, former French football player
  • Honoré Blanc, French gunsmith and a pioneer of the use of interchangeable parts
  • Sibylle Blanc, French-speaking Swiss actress and director
  • L'Ange Blanc, a retired Spanish-born professional wrestler
  • Zoé Blanc, French former competitive ice dancer
  • Michaël Blanc, French national

Blanc Namesakes

  • Charles Blanc, French art critic
  • Adolphe Blanc, French composer of chamber music
  • Éric Blanc, French impersonator and comedian
  • Christian Blanc, French politician and businessman
  • Patrick Blanc, French botanist
  • Louis Blanc, French politician and historian
  • Antoine Blanc, fifth Bishop and first Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans
  • Mel Blanc, American voice actor, comedian, singer
  • Erika Blanc,
  • Raymond Blanc, French chef
  • Laurent Blanc, French football manager and former player
  • Jennifer Blanc, American actress
  • Aldir Blanc, Brazilian author of 'crônicas' and lyricist
  • Michel Blanc, French actor and director
  • JB Blanc, French-British actor
  • Dominique Blanc, French actress
  • Serge Blanc, former French football player
  • Honoré Blanc, French gunsmith and a pioneer of the use of interchangeable parts
  • Sibylle Blanc, French-speaking Swiss actress and director
  • L'Ange Blanc, a retired Spanish-born professional wrestler
  • Zoé Blanc, French former competitive ice dancer
  • Michaël Blanc, French national

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