Nickname
Blanco surname meaning
A Spanish nickname for someone with white or fair hair or a pale complexion, from blanco, “white”; also a Sicilian variant of Bianco.
The short story
Blanco is a Spanish nickname surname from blanco, “white,” given for white or fair hair or a notably pale complexion—the Iberian counterpart of French Blanc and Italian Bianco. In Sicily, Blanco can be a local variant of Bianco, sometimes influenced by Spanish or French blanc. Feminine Blanca and plural Blancas appear as related surnames from the same color word or from places named with it. Nickname is the catalog type, and the color-descriptive origin is high confidence. In the 2020 Census, Blanco shares U.S. rank 847 with Knapp.
Also seen as: Blanco, Blanca, Blancas, Bianco
Sources used
- Geneanet / DAFN entry for Blanco (Spanish blanco “white”; Sicilian Bianco variant)
- Spanish nickname synthesis for Blanco / Bianco
- Names2020_LastNames_RaceHispanic_Top1000.xlsx (2020 Census)