The Blanchard surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 37,695 people carried this name — #920 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 7,820 people counted. That is up 3% from 36,764 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 19,481 people named Blanchard.
206 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 102 départements, most often Paris.
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
824 people named Blanchard live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 314 people named Blanchard live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 112 people named Blanchard 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 West Flanders.
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 print
Blanchard in American newspapers,
1907–1913.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 280,779 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Blanchard,
with a public archive behind them.
-
Jacques Blanchard 1600–1638 · painter -
Gabriel Blanchard 1630–1704 · painter -
Esprit Antoine Blanchard 1696–1770 · composer -
Jean-Pierre Blanchard 1753–1809 · inventor -
Sophie Blanchard 1778–1819 · balloonist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 195 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Blanchard.
- Blaize 574 · U.S. census
- Blake 73,797 · U.S. census
- Blan 708 · U.S. census
- Blanc 3,352 · U.S. census
- Blanca 480 · U.S. census
- Blanch 1,813 · U.S. census
- Blanche 1,325 · U.S. census
- Blancher 316 · U.S. census
- Blanchet 1,215 · U.S. census
- Blanchette 6,452 · U.S. census
- Blanck 1,071 · U.S. census
- Blancke 103 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Blanchard is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.