Bland is a surname thought to derive from Old English (ge)bland ‘storm’, ‘commotion’.[1] It is thought to have originated in an area in Yorkshire (where there is a place called Bland Hill)
It predates the adjective 'bland' meaning "characterless or uninteresting" which arrived in England around 1660.[2]
The name maintains historical links with members of both the English and Scottish aristocracy.
Notable persons with that surname include:
Alexander Bland (1866–1947), Welsh international rugby player
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Bland is a surname thought to derive from Old English (ge)bland ‘storm’, ‘commotion’.[1] It is thought to have originated in an area in Yorkshire (where there is a place called Bland Hill)
It predates the adjective 'bland' meaning "characterless or uninteresting" which arrived in England around 1660.[2]
The name maintains historical links with members of both the English and Scottish aristocracy.
Notable persons with that surname include:
Alexander Bland (1866–1947), Welsh international rugby player
This page lists people with the
surnameBland. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.