Blanchard

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 footballer 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