Popularity of the last name by country
Algeria
- Alger (2,500)
- Oran (1,455)
- Constantine (1,203)
- Annaba (379)
- Skikda (371)
- Blida (362)
- Mostaganem (289)
- Mascara (191)
- Tipaza (189)
- Tlemcen (188)
- Batna (169)
- Sétif (145)
- Guelma (117)
- Sidi Bel Abbes (116)
- Aïn Témouchent (101)
- Jijel (75)
- Tizi Ouzou (51)
- Tiaret (49)
- Souk Ahras (45)
- Chlef (42)
- Bouira (41)
- Médéa (35)
- Tissemsilt (35)
- Relizane (33)
- Boumerdès (31)
- El Tarf (31)
- Khenchela (23)
- Béjaïa (21)
- Saida (20)
- Aïn Defla (18)
- Biskra (18)
- Mila (18)
- Ouargla (12)
- Djelfa (10)
- Naâma (9)
- Oum El-Bouaghi (9)
- Bord-Bou-Arréridj (8)
- Laghouat (6)
- Tébessa (6)
- Ghardaïa (4)
- El-Bayadh (3)
- Béchar (1)
All countries
- France (2,374,101)
- Switzerland (39,019)
- United States (12,955)
- Netherlands (9,803)
- Algeria (9,472)
- Canada (8,788)
- Spain (4,387)
- United Kingdom (4,303)
- Italy (4,085)
- Belgium (3,738)
- Germany (3,470)
- Unknown country (1,666)
- Luxembourg (1,457)
- New Zealand (1,334)
- Morocco (1,102)
- Argentina (900)
- Monaco (897)
- Viet Nam (691)
- Tunisia (670)
- Sweden (669)
- Martinique (592)
- Australia (583)
- New Caledonia (572)
- Guadeloupe (459)
- Ireland (397)
- Turkey (327)
- Indonesia (318)
- Austria (270)
- Réunion (267)
- Mauritius (235)
- Trinidad and Tobago (232)
- Chile (221)
- Russian Federation (220)
- Egypt (218)
- Poland (196)
- Mexico (167)
- Portugal (152)
- India (131)
- Madagascar (127)
- Haiti (125)
Origine of last name
BLANC : 1: French and Catalan: descriptive nickname for a man with light blond hair or a pale complexion from Old French Catalan blanc ‘white’. Compare French <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Deblanc">Deblanc</a> and <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Leblanc">Leblanc</a> and also <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Blan">Blan</a> and <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/White">White</a>.2: Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Blank">Blank</a>.3: English (southern): variant of <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Blank">Blank</a> or <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Blong">Blong</a>.4: West Indian (mainly Haiti): nickname possibly ironic of the same origin as 1 above. Compare <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Leblanc">Leblanc</a>.
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