The Blanc surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 2,794 people carried this name — #10,532 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 96,200 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 28,864 people named Blanc.
713 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 103 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
2,715 people named Blanc live in Switzerland.
They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 95 people named Blanc live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
26 people named Blanc have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 57 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Blanc in American newspapers,
1852–1961.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 166,158 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Blanc,
with a public archive behind them.
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Antoine Blanc 1792–1860 · Catholic priest -
François Blanc 1806–1877 · businessperson -
Pierre Blanc 1806–1896 · lawyer -
Louis Blanc 1811–1882 · writer -
Charles Blanc 1813–1882 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 180 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Blanc.
- Blais 5,463 · U.S. census
- Blaise 1,761 · U.S. census
- Blaising 117 · U.S. census
- Blaize 512 · U.S. census
- Blake 69,279 · U.S. census
- Blan 687 · U.S. census
- Blanca 485 · U.S. census
- Blanch 1,472 · U.S. census
- Blanchard 36,764 · U.S. census
- Blanche 1,169 · U.S. census
- Blancher 326 · U.S. census
- Blanchet 1,041 · U.S. census
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