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Blank Family Crest
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Where did the Dutch Blank family come from? What is the Dutch Blank family crest and coat of arms? When did the Blank family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Blank family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Blank, Blanke, Blankes, Blankk, Blannk, Blaank, Blaanks, Blannkes, van Blank, van der Blank and many more.

First found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in North Holland, a province of the Netherlands. The principal cities are Amsterdam, Haarlem and Hilversum. It was the seat of the old Counts of Holland. Seat of one of the oldest families is Brederode Castle near Haarlem. There are many old and quaint towns in the province. including Medemblik, Enkhuizen, Hoorn, Edam, and Monnikendam. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blank research. Another 272 words(19 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Blank History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Blank Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Henry Blank who settled in Virginia in 1701
  • Niklaas Blank, who arrived in New York in 1709
  • Christian Blank, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733
  • Hans Michel Blank, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1751
  • David Blank arrived in Philadelphia in 1754


Blank Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Conrad Blank, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1803
  • Mr. Blank, who landed in Venezuela in 1842
  • Daniel Blank, aged 20, landed in America in 1843
  • Karl Friedrich Blank, aged 32, landed in America in 1843
  • Joh Blank, who landed in Texas in 1845


Blank Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Katharina Blank, who landed in North America in 1900

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  • Les Blank (b. 1935), American film maker, director, cinematographer, and actor
  • Matthew Clarence Blank (b. 1976), American Major League Baseball player
  • Kenneth "Kenny" Michael Benbow Blank (b. 1977), American actor and prodigy
  • Barbie Blank (b. 1987), American model and professional wrestling valet
  • Hanne Blank (b. 1969), American historian
  • Harrod Blank (b. 1963), American documentary filmmaker
  • Kenny Blank (b. 1977), American actor
  • Les Blank (b. 1935), American documentary filmmaker
  • Marc Blank, American computer game designer
  • Martin Blank (b. 1962), American glass artist

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  1. Hanks, Hodges, Mills and Room. The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-19-860561-7).
  2. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  3. De Amicis, Edmondo and Helen Zimmern. Holland. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1894. Print.
  4. Nied, Edmund. Fraenkische Familiennamen urkundlich gesammelt und sprachlich gedeutet. Heidelberg: C. Winter, 1933. Print.
  5. Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 2000. Print. (ISBN 978-0806303024).
  6. Jones, Henry Z. Palatine Families of New York 2 Volumes. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2001. Print. (ISBN 978-0961388829).
  7. Gritzner, M. Handbuch der heraldischen Terminologie in zwölf Zungen. Nürnberg: 1890. Print.
  8. Göbel, Otto. Niederdeutsche Familiennamen der Gegenwart Wolfshagen-Schäbentz. Franz: Westphal, 1936. Print.
  9. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  10. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
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