How common is the surname Blanche?

1,325 people in the United States had the surname Blanche in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 233,016 Americans. It ranked 20,149th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Blanche?

Todd Blanche, American attorney (born 1974), followed by Robert Blanche.

Where is the surname Blanche most common?

Wikidata records people named Blanche in the United States.

Is the surname Blanche getting more or less common?

More common. 1,169 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,325 in 2010, up 13%.

Is Blanche also a first name?

Yes. Blanche is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Blanche

A French patronymic surname, carried by 1,325 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B452 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Blanche is more common than 87.6% of them.

Origin

French origin

From Old French blanc (“white”). The surname originated as a nickname, or as a matronymic.

Blanche is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,325 people named Blanche in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 233,016 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,169.

#20,149

rank among US surnames

1,325

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+13.3%

change since 2000 (was #20,960)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,149	Cruze	1,325	233,016
#20,157	Germaine	1,324	233,191

Who is named Blanche

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

53% of people named Blanche identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 8.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 53%
Black (not Hispanic) 31%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.5%
Two or more races 3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Blanches

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Todd Blanche
American attorney (born 1974)
Robert Blanche
American actor (1962-2020)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Blanch

Surnames that sound like Blanche

Blanche has the Soundex code B452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B452.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Blanche come from?: From Old French blanc (“white”). The surname originated as a nickname, or as a matronymic.
How common is the surname Blanche?: 1,325 people in the United States had the surname Blanche in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 233,016 Americans. It ranked 20,149th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Blanche?: In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Blanche identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Blanche?: Todd Blanche, American attorney (born 1974), followed by Robert Blanche.
Where is the surname Blanche most common?: Wikidata records people named Blanche in the United States.
What type of surname is Blanche?: Blanche is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Blanche getting more or less common?: More common. 1,169 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,325 in 2010, up 13%.
What are other spellings of Blanche?: Blanch.
Is Blanche also a first name?: Yes. Blanche is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.