Bland Name Meaning: Taken from the Anglo-Saxon '(ge)bland', meaning 'storm'.
A name given to someone who came from the place named 'Bland' in Yorkshire, which is thought to have been named after it's unshielded and exposed position.
Discover how your Bland ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 82 |
| Buckinghamshire | 18 |
| Berkshire | 3 |
| Cambridgeshire | 61 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 22 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 52 |
| Derbyshire | 118 |
| Devon | 5 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 253 |
| Essex | 76 |
| Gloucestershire | 24 |
| Hampshire | 3 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 51 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 45 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 42 |
| Lancashire | 386 |
| Leicestershire | 112 |
| Lincolnshire | 236 |
| London | 495 |
| Middlesex | 59 |
| Northumberland | 27 |
| Norfolk | 135 |
| Northamptonshire | 184 |
| Nottinghamshire | 103 |
| Oxfordshire | 4 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 45 |
| Shropshire | 15 |
| Suffolk | 32 |
| Somerset | 16 |
| Surrey | 4 |
| Sussex | 13 |
| Staffordshire | 24 |
| Warwickshire | 60 |
| Westmorland | 172 |
| Wiltshire | 5 |
| Worcestershire | 22 |
| Yorkshire | 1,109 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 5 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 6 |
| Denbighshire | 15 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 2 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 523 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 128 |
| Labourer | 65 |
| House Servant | 63 |
| At Home | 63 |
| Servant | 40 |
| Farm Labourer | 36 |
| Wool Comber | 36 |
| Coal Miner | 34 |
| Dress Maker | 33 |
| Shoe Maker | 29 |
| Tailor | 22 |
| House Keeper | 22 |
| Power Loom Weaver Worsted | 19 |
| Butcher | 17 |
| Carpenter | 17 |
| Laundress | 16 |
| Annuitant | 16 |
| Farmer | 14 |
| Farmers Son | 14 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 14 |
| Grocer | 14 |
| Power Loom Weaver | 14 |
| Farmers Wife | 14 |
| Errand Boy | 13 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Bland | 3,088 |
| William Bland | 2,984 |
| John Bland | 2,771 |
| Elizabeth Bland | 1,970 |
| Thomas Bland | 1,759 |
| Sarah Bland | 1,697 |
| George Bland | 1,642 |
| James Bland | 1,389 |
| Jane Bland | 943 |
| Ann Bland | 868 |
| Joseph Bland | 823 |
| Charles Bland | 752 |
| Henry Bland | 732 |
| Robert Bland | 724 |
| Margaret Bland | 674 |
| Annie Bland | 660 |
| Arthur Bland | 559 |
| Hannah Bland | 551 |
| Eliza Bland | 532 |
| Emma Bland | 525 |
| Edward Bland | 518 |
| Alice Bland | 505 |
| Ellen Bland | 466 |
| Richard Bland | 438 |
| Martha Bland | 431 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bland | 100% | 45,700 |
| 2 | Boland | 83% | 3,713 |
| 3 | Beland | 83% | 685 |
| 4 | Blund | 80% | 383 |
| 5 | Blond | 80% | 293 |
| 6 | Blind | 80% | 228 |
| 7 | Blend | 80% | 193 |
| 8 | Beauland | 63% | 133 |
| 9 | Blande | 83% | 101 |
The surname Bland is the most popular version of all its varients