# Blank (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,050 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,765 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 23,659 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.7% (12,706 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As a Dutch and German surname, from the adjective blank (“shining, pale, white”). * As an English and Jewish surname, spelling variant of Blanc, Blanck.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Blank 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Blank in the United States.

## People named Blank

- Rebecca Blank, American economist (1955–2023)
- Les Blank, American documentary filmmaker
- Steve Blank, American businessman
- Arthur Blank, American businessman and sports team owner
- Amanda Blank, American rapper
- Mel Blanc, American voice actor (1908–1989)
- Kelly Kelly, American professional wrestler, model, dancer and television personality

## Similar surnames

Blanco, Blanc, Blanke, Blunk, Blanck, Blankenship, Blanchard, Blanchette, Blanks, 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.