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 977
Agricultural Labourer 97
General Labourer 75
Living On Own Means 66
Dress Maker 61
Farmer 54
Domestic Servant 47
Coal Miner 42
Labourer 41
Living On Her Own Means 39
General Servant 35
Cotton Weaver 32
Worsted Spinner 31
Worsted Weaver 31
General Servant Domestic 27
General Domestic Servant 26
Blacksmith 26
Butcher 22
House Keeper 22
Tailor 21
Farm Labourer 20
Shoe Maker 19
Laundress 19
Gardener 19
Farm Servant 19

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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