Blanch is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Blanch
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning:

French blanc. White—of light complexion. Blanche. Hundred Rolls.

Surname Blanch is the variation of Blank. One with a fair or light complexion; one who had white hair.

Family name is variant of the Blancke. White.

Blanch is the variant form of Blank. See Blanch - French blanc. White—of light complexion. Blanche. Hundred Rolls.

The form of Blank. French blanc meaning white.

How popular is Blanch?

Blanch is common in Spain, Australia, United States, England, Argentina, France, Canada, Chile, Brazil, Dominican Republic, New Zealand.

Blanch is ranked 41464 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Blanchs grew by 23.17 per cent to 1813 since 2000 and ranked 16012 after elevating 1584 spots. The last name was found in around 6 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 66.63 67.46
Black 20.63 21.74
Hispanic or Latino 8.49 7.34
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.37 1.63
Others 1.49 1.43
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.39 0.41
Blanch is quite popular family name mostly used in Spain however Norfolk Island lie ahead in terms of density. Around 12603 people have been found who wears Blanch as their family name. Blanch is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Blanch:
1,107 Spain4,997
1,503 Australia2,669
19,299 United States1,854
Countries with hundreds of Blanch:
9,037 England683
5,825 Argentina626
28,333 France365
20,813 Canada171
4,293 Chile149
52,208 Brazil136
3,650 Dominican Republic131
6,955 New Zealand109
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,835 Portugal66
4,716 Wales61
10,391 Venezuela53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
119,725 Philippines50
4,614 Cuba50
21,318 Mexico48
76,496 Italy48
7,445 Scotland47
3,336 Paraguay43
22,252 Switzerland30
20,703 Peru26
913 Andorra18
10,911 Ireland15
14,974 Ecuador15
196,901 Germany15
137,638 South Africa12
61,223 Sweden12
19,503 Liberia12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
44,190 Norway9
23,885 Uruguay8
10,136 Jamaica6
103,447 Belgium6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman John Blanch from Tipperary, Ireland aboard the David Cannon from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 45 years old when he arrived in USA on September 30, 1848. William Blanch (20) Immigrant, Workman James Blanch, James Blanch, aged 26, 22 years old Bridget Blanch, Andy Blanch (19) Immigrant, James Blanch (35) Immigrant, 25 years old Bridget Blanch, Immigrant Margt. Blanch, and 5 other Blanch around 50% of whom were workman while others worked as servant migrated to US from Liverpool, New Ross, Dublin and Waterford.

From Germany

18 years old servant Balvina Blanch who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on May 19, 1852 by Venezuela put out from La Guaira. Mr.U Blanch, aged 33, Clara Blanch (15), Maria Blanch, aged 30, Ant. Blanch, aged 35, Sister of mercy Marie Blanch, are other Blanch that migrated to US from Liverpool, Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Havre.

Blanch Namesakes

  • Gertrude Blanch, American mathematician
  • Stuart Blanch, Anglican priest, bishop and archbishop
  • Lesley Blanch, English writer, historian and traveller
  • Damien Blanch, Australian-born Ireland international rugby league footballer

Blanch Namesakes

  • Gertrude Blanch, American mathematician
  • Stuart Blanch, Anglican priest, bishop and archbishop
  • Lesley Blanch, English writer, historian and traveller
  • Damien Blanch, Australian-born Ireland international rugby league footballer

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