Blanco is used as a family name or surname in Spain, Scotland, Italy, Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Blanco
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Spain, Scotland, Italy, Germany
Meaning:

Blanco is a form of Blencowe. There are two townships of this name in Cumberland; one in the parish of Dacre, the other in that of Grey stoke. The family name is derived from the latter, where temp. Edward III. resided Adam de Blencowe, standard-bearer to William, 'the Good Baron of Greystoke', at the battle of Poictiers. Hutchinson's Cumberland. Other forms of the name are Blinko, Blinkowe, etc.

How popular is Blanco?

Blanco is common in Spain, Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Cuba, United States, Philippines, Bolivia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Peru, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Honduras, France, Italy, Panama, Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Australia, Belize, Portugal, England, Switzerland, Morocco, Germany, Belgium, Algeria, Puerto Rico, Andorra, Netherlands, Singapore, Thailand, Russia.

Blanco is ranked 737 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Blancos grew by 10.25 per cent to 31800 since 2000 and ranked 1099 after elevating 16 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 82.74 79.71
White 11.28 14.62
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 4.22 3.42
Black 1.16 1.35
Others 0.47 0.73
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.13 0.17
Blanco is quite popular family name mostly used in Spain however Venezuela lie ahead in terms of density. Around 721167 people have been found who wears Blanco as their family name. Blanco is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Blanco:
29 Spain128,745
38 Venezuela125,982
Countries with ten thousands of Blanco:
240 Mexico75,147
127 Colombia73,578
84 Argentina66,005
38 Cuba45,925
1,124 United States38,927
210 Philippines34,651
111 Bolivia19,843
97 Costa Rica14,287
119 El Salvador10,773
122 Nicaragua10,497
Countries with thousands of Blanco:
284 Guatemala9,649
547 Peru9,548
1,128 Brazil8,513
198 Dominican Republic8,427
462 Chile6,098
65 Uruguay5,987
243 Paraguay5,973
329 Honduras4,003
2,191 France3,469
3,150 Italy3,333
317 Panama1,808
2,018 Ecuador1,238
Countries with hundreds of Blanco:
4,580 Saudi Arabia954
5,445 Canada837
4,293 Australia832
83 Belize764
1,076 Portugal764
9,714 England619
2,721 Switzerland497
12,260 Morocco477
24,518 Germany370
5,664 Belgium330
18,129 Algeria290
605 Puerto Rico247
71 Andorra173
20,820 Netherlands125
1,692 Singapore124
97,190 Thailand124
97,801 Russia103
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,357 Israel87
4,518 Ireland64
143 Northern Mariana Islands61
12,357 Sweden55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,249 New Caledonia47
168,399 Indonesia44
134 Equatorial Guinea36
7,588 Lebanon35
449 Aruba32
2,376 China31
1,702 Brunei30
43,532 Czechia29
14,967 Kuwait29
21,035 Norway29
16,975 Denmark27
908 Guam25
3,898 Tunisia24
12,191 Scotland22
23,075 United Arab Emirates22
103,459 South Africa21
20,939 Finland20
8,044 Taiwan20
44,644 Austria19
277 Curaçao19
48,087 Egypt18
1,289 Malta18
60,802 Kazakhstan17
1,935 Iceland15
26,891 Qatar12
54,815 Slovakia12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
3,685 Hong Kong10
21,753 Liberia10
111,742 Malaysia10
31,784 New Zealand10
16,869 Wales10
46,388 Japan9
1,431 American Samoa8
6,946 Angola8
146,768 Poland7
14,597 Haiti6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Traveler Harry Blanco from Germany aboard the Paris from Southampton. He is registered to be 29 years old when he arrived in New York on October 3, 1896.

Blanco Namesakes

  • Antonio Guzmán Blanco, Venezuelan military leader, statesman
  • Lorena Blanco, badminton player from Peru
  • Jesús Sosa Blanco, colonel in the Cuban army under Fulgencio Batista
  • Maribel Blanco, athlete from Spain who competes in triathlon
  • José Luis Blanco, Spanish middle-distance runner
  • Francisco Manuel Blanco, Spanish friar and botanist
  • Rostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco, Venezuelan-born entrepreneur
  • Ignacio Matte Blanco, Chilean psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
  • Luis Carrero Blanco, Spanish Navy officer and politician
  • Kathleen Blanco, American politician
  • Otilio Ulate Blanco, served as President of Costa Rica
  • Galo Blanco, retired professional tennis player from Oviedo
  • Ossie Blanco, former Major League Baseball first baseman
  • Andrés Blanco, Venezuelan professional baseball infielder
  • Henry Blanco, Venezuelan professional baseball coach and former player
  • Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican politician and former professional footballer
  • Dámaso Blanco, former Major League Baseball third baseman/shortstop and right-handed batter
  • Serge Blanco, former rugby union footballer
  • Bon-Bon Blanco, Japanese rock group during 2002~2009
  • Miguel Ángel Blanco, local Spanish politician for the Popular Party-PP
  • Jackie Lou Blanco, Filipina actress and aerobic instructor of Spanish descent
  • Salvador Jorge Blanco, politician, lawyer and a writer
  • Rico Blanco, Filipino singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
  • Andrés Eloy Blanco, important Venezuelan poet and politician
  • Tony Blanco, Dominican professional baseball player
  • Raul Blanco, Argentine-born Australian Association football coach
  • Kepa Blanco, Spanish retired professional footballer
  • Griselda Blanco, Colombian drug lord of the Medellín Cartel and a pioneer
  • Lucio Blanco, Mexican military officer
  • Raymond Blanco, American academic administrator and football coach
  • Sergio Blanco, Uruguayan football striker
  • Ismael Blanco, Argentine professional footballer,
  • Gregor Blanco, Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder
  • Juan José Blanco, Uruguayan football player
  • Léster Blanco, Salvadoran professional footballer

Blanco Namesakes

  • Antonio Guzmán Blanco, Venezuelan military leader, statesman
  • Lorena Blanco, badminton player from Peru
  • Jesús Sosa Blanco, colonel in the Cuban army under Fulgencio Batista
  • Maribel Blanco, athlete from Spain who competes in triathlon
  • José Luis Blanco, Spanish middle-distance runner
  • Francisco Manuel Blanco, Spanish friar and botanist
  • Rostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco, Venezuelan-born entrepreneur
  • Ignacio Matte Blanco, Chilean psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
  • Luis Carrero Blanco, Spanish Navy officer and politician
  • Kathleen Blanco, American politician
  • Otilio Ulate Blanco, served as President of Costa Rica
  • Galo Blanco, retired professional tennis player from Oviedo
  • Ossie Blanco, former Major League Baseball first baseman
  • Andrés Blanco, Venezuelan professional baseball infielder
  • Henry Blanco, Venezuelan professional baseball coach and former player
  • Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican politician and former professional footballer
  • Dámaso Blanco, former Major League Baseball third baseman/shortstop and right-handed batter
  • Serge Blanco, former rugby union footballer
  • Bon-Bon Blanco, Japanese rock group during 2002~2009
  • Miguel Ángel Blanco, local Spanish politician for the Popular Party-PP
  • Jackie Lou Blanco, Filipina actress and aerobic instructor of Spanish descent
  • Salvador Jorge Blanco, politician, lawyer and a writer
  • Rico Blanco, Filipino singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
  • Andrés Eloy Blanco, important Venezuelan poet and politician
  • Tony Blanco, Dominican professional baseball player
  • Raul Blanco, Argentine-born Australian Association football coach
  • Kepa Blanco, Spanish retired professional footballer
  • Griselda Blanco, Colombian drug lord of the Medellín Cartel and a pioneer
  • Lucio Blanco, Mexican military officer
  • Raymond Blanco, American academic administrator and football coach
  • Sergio Blanco, Uruguayan football striker
  • Ismael Blanco, Argentine professional footballer,
  • Gregor Blanco, Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder
  • Juan José Blanco, Uruguayan football player
  • Léster Blanco, Salvadoran professional footballer

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