Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
BLAND
There are approximately 12,479 people named Bland in the UK. That makes it the 808th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 198 are named Bland.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
BlanBaland
Beland
Biland
Blain
Belland
Beeland
Balanda
Blaind
Blaand
Blaaned
Blamd
Blaint
Balend
Blaendol
Blaan
Balnd
Balland
Blahn
Baleand
Balande
Blamend
Blaenddol
Bayland
Bawland
Bailand
Ballend
Baaland
The Bland surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BLAND. The adjective Hand, mild, gentle, is, I think, of insufficient antiquity to be the etymon. It is probably one of the many forms of Blundus, Blondus, Blond, &c., meaning fair or light-haired. TJie Blands of Kippax, at a very early period, resided at and gave name to Bland's Gill, CO. York.