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 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

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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