How common is the surname Bland?

26,722 people in the United States had the surname Bland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,554 Americans. It ranked 1,315th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bland?

Bobby Bland, American soul & blues musician (1930–2013), followed by Harriet Bland.

Where is the surname Bland most common?

Wikidata records people named Bland in the United States and Belgium.

Is the surname Bland getting more or less common?

More common. 25,219 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,722 in 2010, up 6.0%.

The surname Bland

A surname, carried by 26,722 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B453

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bland is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 26,722 people named Bland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,554 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 25,219.

#1,315

rank among US surnames

26,722

people in 2010

9.1

per 100,000 Americans

+6%

change since 2000 (was #1,286)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,306	Rutledge	26,887	11,483
#1,307	Corbin	26,876	11,488
#1,308	Dempsey	26,863	11,493
#1,309	Garland	26,779	11,529
#1,310	Carmona	26,774	11,532
#1,311	Bowling	26,762	11,537
#1,312	Burris	26,760	11,538

Who is named Bland

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

60% of people named Bland identified as white (not Hispanic), 34% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 60%
Black (not Hispanic) 34%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Blands

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician (1930–2013)
Harriet Bland
American athletics competitor (1915–1991)
Richard P. Bland
American politician (1835-1899)
Richard Bland
American politician, 1710–1776
Angie Bland
Belgian volleyball player, born 1984
DaRon Bland
American football player, born 1999

Notable Blands come mostly from the United States (5) and Belgium (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bland

Bland has the Soundex code B453, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B453.

Questions

How common is the surname Bland?: 26,722 people in the United States had the surname Bland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,554 Americans. It ranked 1,315th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bland?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Bland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 34% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bland?: Bobby Bland, American soul & blues musician (1930–2013), followed by Harriet Bland.
Where is the surname Bland most common?: Wikidata records people named Bland in the United States and Belgium.
Is the surname Bland getting more or less common?: More common. 25,219 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,722 in 2010, up 6.0%.