Bland Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bland Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bland family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 763
Agricultural Labourer 152
House Servant 47
Labourer 40
Servant 32
Dress Maker 32
House Keeper 31
Shoe Maker 26
Coal Miner 23
Carter 22
Tailor 21
Laundress 21
Farm Labourer 20
Wife 19
Stone Mason 19
General Servant 18
Son Of Above 18
Worsted Weaver 18
Domestic Servant 17
Worsted Spinner 17
Joiner 16
Grocer 16
Cotton Weaver 16
Butcher 14
Cook 13

Bland Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Bland is the most popular version of all its varients

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