The Blank surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 12,706 people carried this name — #2,613 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 21,200 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
933 people named Blank live in Switzerland.
They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
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 Poland’s population register
637 people named Blank have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 788 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 88 people named Blank.
37 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Blank.
- Blancke 103 · U.S. census
- Blanco 28,843 · U.S. census
- Bland 25,219 · U.S. census
- Blandin 806 · U.S. census
- Blandino 617 · U.S. census
- Blandy 146 · U.S. census
- Blaquiere 170 · U.S. census
- Blas 2,985 · U.S. census
- Blasco 945 · U.S. census
- Blaser 2,807 · U.S. census
- Blasi 1,627 · U.S. census
- Blasquez 202 · U.S. census
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