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

Blanchat, 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 Blanchat surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Blanchat in America

Blanchat is the 108199th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Blanchat surname appeared 164 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 Blanchat.

We can also compare 2010 data for Blanchat 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 Blanchat

The surname Blanchat originated in France during the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Old French word "blanchet," which means "little white one" or "whitish." This name likely referred to someone with fair hair or a pale complexion.

Blanchat was initially found in the northern regions of France, particularly in Normandy and Brittany. Early variations of the spelling included Blanchart, Blancheart, and Blanchere. These variations were often used interchangeably in historical records.

One of the earliest known references to the name Blanchat can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. The entry records a landowner named Radulfus Blanchat, who held land in Oxfordshire.

In the 13th century, a notable figure with the surname Blanchat was Guillaume Blanchat, a French nobleman and knight who fought in the Crusades. He was born around 1220 and died in 1289. Another early bearer of the name was Jean Blanchat, a French poet and troubadour who lived in the late 12th century.

During the Renaissance period, the Blanchat family produced several notable scholars and artists. One of them was Pierre Blanchat, a French painter and engraver who was born in 1459 and died in 1519. He was known for his religious works and portraits of nobility.

In the 17th century, a prominent figure with the surname Blanchat was Jacques Blanchat, a French architect and engineer who worked on several notable buildings in Paris, including the Palais des Tuileries. He was born in 1623 and died in 1688.

The name Blanchat has also been associated with several place names in France, such as Blanchat-le-Château, a commune in the Eure department, and Blanchat-sur-Ouche, a commune in the Côte-d'Or department. These place names likely derived from the surname or were influenced by it.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Blanchat

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

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 Blanchat 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 Blanchat 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 Blanchat was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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