Blanchard

This article is about the name. For other uses, see Blanchard (disambiguation).

Blanchard is a French family name. It is also used as a given name. It derives from the Old French word blanchart which meant "whitish, bordering upon white". It is also an obsolete term for a white horse.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 42.3% of all known bearers of the surname Blanchard were residents of France (frequency 1:1,117), 36.3% of the United States (1:7,073), 8.7% of Canada (1:3,021), 3.5% of England (1:11,189), 1.7% of Haiti (1:4,397), 1.2% of Vietnam (1:56,908) and 1.1% of Australia (1:15,892).

In France, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,117) in the following regions:

• 1. Saint-Barthélemy (1:18)
• 2. Pays de la Loire (1:424)
• 3. Centre-Val de Loire (1:574)
• 4. French Guiana (1:677)
• 5. Brittany (1:690)
• 6. Nouvelle-Aquitaine (1:700)
• 7. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (1:1,098)

In Canada, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,021) in the following provinces:

• 1. New Brunswick (1:511)
• 2. Prince Edward Island (1:544)
• 3. Newfoundland and Labrador (1:1,106)
• 4. Quebec (1:1,693)
• 5. Yukon (1:1,726)

Surname

Wikipedia articles about people with the surname Blanchard:

• Al Blanchard (born 1952), ice hockey right winger
• Alain Blanchard (died 1419), commander of the crossbowmen of Rouen during the Hundred Years' War
• Alana Blanchard (born 1990), American professional surfer
• Albert Gallatin Blanchard (1810–1891), American Civil War general in the Confederate Army
• Allen Blanchard (1929–2008), Australian federal politician
• Amy Ella Blanchard (1854–1926), American writer of juvenile fiction
• Antoine Blanchard (1910–1988), French painter
• Arthur Bailly-Blanchard (1855–1925), American diplomat
• Barry Blanchard (born 1959), Canadian mountaineer and presenter
• Brian Blanchard (born 1958), attorney, judge in Wisconsin
• C. Lemoine Blanchard (1910–1986), served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1959 until 1963
• Cary Blanchard (born 1968), former American football placekicker in the National Football League
• Charles A. Blanchard (1848–1925), the second president of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois
• Charles A. Blanchard (lawyer) (born 1959), United States lawyer who served as general counsel of the army
• Charles V. Blanchard (1866–1939), American politician who served as a Massachusetts state representative and a Massachusetts state senator
• Claude Blanchard (1932–2006), Québécois pop singer and actor
• Dick Blanchard (born 1949), linebacker in the National Football League
• Doc Blanchard (1924–2009), American college football player and Heisman Trophy winner
• Edgar Blanchard (1924–1972), American guitarist and bandleader
• Edmond Blanchard (1954–2014), Canadian jurist and politician
• Edmund Blanchard (1824–1886), lawyer and prominent businessman in Centre County, Pennsylvania
• Édouard-Théophile Blanchard (1844–1879), nineteenth-century French painter
• Edward Litt Laman Blanchard (1820–1889), English writer best known for his contributions to the Drury Lane pantomime
• Elizabeth Blanchard (educator) (1834–1891), American educator who was the seventh president of Mount Holyoke College
• Elizabeth Blanchard (New Hampshire politician), Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives 2002–2010
• Elmer Blanchard (1927–1970), lawyer and political figure on Prince Edward Island
• Émile Blanchard (1819–1900), French zoologist
• Erin Blanchard (born 1989), American gymnast
• Esprit Antoine Blanchard (1696–1770), French baroque composer, a contemporary of Jean-Philippe Rameau
• Étienne Blanchard (1843–1918), Canadian politician
• Eugénie Blanchard (1896–2010) the world's oldest person at the time of her death on November 4, 2010
• Françoise Blanchard (1954–2013), French actress
• Francis Blanchard AC (1916–2009), the second longest-serving Director–General of the International Labour Organization
• Frank N. Blanchard (1888–1937), American herpetologist, and professor of zoology at the University of Michigan
• Gabriel Blanchard (1630–1704), known as Blanchard Le Neveu, the only son of Jacques Blanchard, born in Paris in 1630
• George S. Blanchard (1920–2006), United States Army four-star general who served as Commander in Chief
• George Washington Blanchard (1884–1964), member of the United States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1935
• Georges Maurice Jean Blanchard (1877–1954), French general in World War II
• Gerald Blanchard (born 1972), Canadian jewel thief and criminal mastermind
• Harry Blanchard (1929–1960), Formula One driver from Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Hiram Blanchard (1820–1874), Nova Scotia politician
• Jérôme Blanchard (born 1981), French pair skater
• J. Merrill Blanchard (1881–1914), American college football and men's basketball head coach
• Jack Blanchard (born 1942), one-half of singing duo, with Misty Morgan
• Jacques Blanchard (1600–1638), French baroque painter
• James Blanchard (born 1942), American politician and former governor of Michigan
• James Blanchard (Canadian politician) (1876–1952), farmer and political figure in Ontario
• James Blanchard (scientist), Associate Professor of Community Health Science at the University of Manitoba
• James W. Blanchard (1903–1987), American submarine commander during the Pacific War
• Jay Blanchard (born 1946), served one term as a state senator in Arizona, representing District 30 for the Democrats
• Jean-Baptiste Blanchard (after 1595–1665), French painter
• Jean-Baptiste Blanchard (1731–1797), French Jesuit and educator, one of the contemporary opponents of Rosseau
• Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753–1809), French inventor and pioneer balloonist
• Jeremiah Blanchard (1859–1939), farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island
• Jocelyn Blanchard (born 1972), French footballer
• John Blanchard, Canadian television director and producer
• John Blanchard, British designer and creative director
• John Blanchard (politician) (1787–1849), Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
• Johnny Blanchard (1933–2009), American baseball player
• Jonathan Blanchard (abolitionist) (1811–1892), pastor, educator, social reformer, abolitionist and the first president of Wheaton College
• Jonathan Blanchard (statesman) (1738–1788), American politician
• Joseph Blanchard (1704–1758), New Hampshire soldier and politician
• Jotham Blanchard (1800–1839), lawyer, newspaper editor and political figure in Nova Scotia
• Jules Blanchard (1832–1916), French sculptor
• Justin Blanchard, American actor
• Ken Blanchard (born 1939) American management expert known for The One Minute Manager
• Leo Blanchard (born 1955), former professional Canadian football offensive lineman
• Leonardo Blanchard (born 1988), Italian footballer
• Lory Blanchard (1924–2013), New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach
• Louis Raynaud, dit Blanchard (1789–1868), farmer and political figure in Lower Canada
• Lowell Blanchard (1910–1968), American radio presenter and performer
• Lynda Blanchard (born 1959), American ambassador to Slovenia
• María Blanchard (1881–1932), Spanish painter
• Marc Blanchard (died 2009), American professor of Comparative Literature and Critical Theory at the University of California, Davis
• Mari Blanchard (1927–1970), American actress
• Maxime Blanchard (born 1986), French football defender
• Newton C. Blanchard (1849–1922), United States Senator and Governor of Louisiana
• Nicolas Blanchard (born 1987), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Okie Blanchard (Claire H. Blanchard) (died 1989), head football coach in 1940 at the University of Wyoming
• Olivier Blanchard (born 1948), French economist
• Paul Harwood Blanchard (1923–2011), American glider pilot and author
• Pharamond Blanchard (1805–1873), French historical subject and landscape painter
• Porter Blanchard (1886–1973), American silversmith
• Rachel Blanchard (born 1976), Canadian actress
• Raoul Blanchard (1877–1965), French geographer
• Raphaël Blanchard (1857–1919), French zoologist
• Ray Blanchard (born 1945), Canadian sexologist famous for Blanchard's transsexualism typology
• Red Blanchard (1914–1980), American comedian and country musician
• Red Blanchard (radio personality) (1920–2011), American radio show personality in California markets
• Richard E. Blanchard Sr. (1925–2004), writer of the gospel song Fill My Cup Lord
• Ron Blanchard, Australian film and television actor
• Rowan Blanchard (born 2001), American actress
• Samuel Laman Blanchard (1804–1845), British author and journalist
• Smoke Blanchard (1915–1989), American mountaineer, climber, trekking leader, guide, world traveler, writer, Buddhist, and a truck driver
• Sophie Blanchard (1778–1819), French aeronaut and the first woman professional balloonist
• Stanislas Blanchard (1871–1949), Canadian politician and gentleman
• Steve Blanchard (December 4, 1958), stage actor best known for his musical theatre roles
• Susan Blanchard (actress) (born 1948), American actress known for her role on All My Children
• Susan Blanchard (socialite) (born 1928), known for her marriages to Henry Fonda, Michael Wager, and Richard Widmark
• Tammy Blanchard (born 1976), American actress
• Tamsin Blanchard, British fashion journalist and author
• Terence Blanchard (born 1962), American trumpeter, pianist and composer
• Théotime Blanchard (1844–1911), teacher, farmer, merchant and politician in New Brunswick, Canada
• Thomas Blanchard (inventor) (1788–1864), American inventor who pioneered interchangeable parts
• Tim Blanchard (born 1987), Australian championship-winning motor racing driver
• Tom Blanchard (born 1948), former American football punter
• Tully Blanchard (born 1954), American professional wrestler
• Valentine Blanchard (1831–1901), Victorian photographer
• Vaughn Blanchard (1889–1969), American track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
• William Blanchard (comedian) (1769–1835), English comedian
• William H. Blanchard (1916–1966), United States Air Force officer
• William Isaac Blanchard (died 1790), stenographer

Given name

Wikipedia articles about people with the given name Blanchard:

• Alva Blanchard Adams (1875–1941), Democratic politician who represented Colorado in the United States Senate
• Azariel Blanchard Miller (1878–1941), an American farmer, rancher, and developer
• Blanchard Montgomery (born 1961), a retired American football linebacker
• Blanchard Ryan (born 1967), an American actress
• Carla Blanchard Dartez (born 1965), a Democratic former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 51
• Carolyn Blanchard Allen (1921–2018), American politician
• Clark Blanchard Millikan (1903–1966), a distinguished professor of aeronautics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
• Fleming Blanchard McCurdy, PC (1875–1952), a Canadian politician
• Forrester Blanchard Washington (1887–1963), the first of four children born to John Washington and Lucy Wily Washington in 1887
• Graves Blanchard Erskine (1897–1973), United States Marine Corps officer in World War II
• Kempster Blanchard Miller (1870–1933), an American engineer, author, and businessman
• Lafayette Blanchard Gleason (1863–1937), the Secretary of the Republican State Committee from 1906 to 1937
• Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856–1913), the first American woman known to have worked as a professional architect
• Maurice Blanchard Cohill Jr. (1929–2022), United States federal judge
• Serge Blanchard Oba, a Congolese politician
• Thomas Blanchard Stowell (1846–1927), a distinguished American educator
• Victor Blanchard Scheffer (1906–2011), a prominent American mammalogist and the author of eleven books relating to naturalism
• William Blanchard Jerrold (1826–1884), an English journalist and author

See also

• Blanshard (disambiguation)
• Governor Blanchard (disambiguation)
• Murder of Dee Dee Blanchard