Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
BLANCHARD
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BLANCHARD. BLANSIIARD. Cotgrave says, "an order of Friers, who goe ordinarily in white sheets." It had most likely a wider application, to any person who aifected white raiment. See Jamieson.
Surname type: Occupational name
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English