Find out how popular the last name Blanchar is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Blanchar.

Blanchar, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Blanchar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Blanchar in America

Blanchar is the 151532nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Blanchar surname appeared 108 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Blanchar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Blanchar to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Blanchar

The surname Blanchar has its origins in France, with the earliest known records dating back to the 12th century. The name is believed to have derived from the Old French word "blanchart," which means "white" or "whitish." This suggests that the name may have initially been applied to someone with fair hair or a pale complexion.

In the Normandy region of France, the name Blanchar is thought to have emerged as a variation of the more common surname Blanchet, which also stems from the Old French word for "white." The earliest known written record of the name Blanchar can be found in a 13th-century census document from the village of Blanchart, located in the Calvados department of Normandy.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Blanchar was Jean Blanchar, a merchant and landowner who lived in the town of Rouen in the late 14th century. Another notable figure was Hugues Blanchar, a French soldier who fought in the Hundred Years' War and was mentioned in a military chronicle from 1415.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Blanchar name spread across various regions of France, including the Île-de-France, Picardy, and Champagne. In the 18th century, several members of the Blanchar family were recorded in parish registers in the town of Blanchart, indicating that the name may have originated there.

One of the most notable individuals with the surname Blanchar was Pierre Blanchar, a French painter and engraver who lived from 1592 to 1660. His works can be found in various museums and collections throughout Europe. Another prominent Blanchar was Étienne Blanchar, a French explorer and cartographer who mapped parts of the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico in the late 17th century.

Other notable figures with the surname Blanchar include Marie-Louise Blanchar (1808-1891), a French novelist and poet, and Édouard Blanchar (1825-1900), a French architect who designed several notable buildings in Paris.

While the surname Blanchar is not as common as some other French surnames, it has a rich history and has been carried by individuals from various walks of life, including merchants, soldiers, artists, and explorers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Blanchar

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Blanchar.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Blanchar was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Blanchar has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Blanchar was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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