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Origins Available: French, German, Italian Where did the Italian Blanc family come from? What is the Italian Blanc family crest and coat of arms? When did the Blanc family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Blanc family history? From the historical and fascinating Italian region of Venice emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Blanc family. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adapt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they are characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most common type of family name found in the region of Venice is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, the nickname type of surname is also frequently found. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The surname Blanc came from a light-haired or light-complexioned person having derived from the Germanic word blank which means white.Surnames that originated in Italy are characterized by an enormous number of spelling variations. Some of these are derived from regional traditions and dialects. Northern names, for instance, often end in "o", while southern names tend to end in "i". Other variations come from the fact the medieval scribes tended to spell according to the sound of words, rather than any particular set of rules. The recorded variations of Blanc include Bianchs, Bianchis, Bianchiardi, Bianca, Biancani, Biancat, Biancato, Biancheda, Bianchedi, Bianchera, Biancheri, Bianchesi, Bianchessi, Bianchet, Bianchetti, Bianchetto, Bianchi, Bianchini, Bianchinotti, Bianciotti, Bianco, Biancoli, Biancolini, Bianconcini, Biancone, Bianconi, Biancotti, Biancotto, Biancucci, Blanc, Blanca, Blanco, DeBianchi, De Bianchi, Del Bianco, DelBianco, LaBianca, La Bianca and many more. First found in northern Italy, in the modern territory of Emilia-Romagna. The earliest record of the Blanc family shows them in Bologna, where Martino Bianchi was a chancellor in 938 in Orvieto, one of the more prosperous cities of this time. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blanc research. Another 61 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Blanc History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 187 words(13 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Blanc Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. An examination into the immigration and passenger lists has discovered a number of people bearing the name Blanc: Blanc Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
Blanc Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
The Blanc Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Blanc Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 3 October 2011 at 14:30. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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