# Blanc (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/blanc/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,352 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,684 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 92,108 people |
| Change since 2000 | +20% (2,794 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Blanc in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 52% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Blanc in the United States and Brazil.

## People named Blanc

- Mel Blanc, American voice actor (1908–1989)
- Lola Blanc, American singer-songwriter (born 1987)
- Jennifer Blanc, American actress
- Aldir Blanc, Brazilian composer (1946–2020)
- Noel Blanc, American voice actor

## Similar surnames

Blanco, Blank, Blanke, Blanck, Blankenship, Blanchard, Blanchette, Blanks, Ballance, Blancas, Blanch, Blankinship.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.