Blanchard is a French family name. It is also used as a given name.
It derives from the Old French word blanchart which meant “whitish, bordering upon white”. It is also an obsolete term for a white horse.
Wikipedia articles about people with the surname Blanchard:
Al Blanchard (born 1952), former professional ice hockey right wingerAlain Blanchard (born 1419), commander of the crossbowmen of Rouen during the Hundred Years' WarAlana Blanchard (born 1990), American professional surferAlbert Gallatin Blanchard, American Civil War general in the Confederate ArmyAllen Blanchard (1929–2008), former Australian federal politicianAmy Ella Blanchard, American writer of juvenilesAntoine Blanchard (1910–1988), French painterArthur Bailly-Blanchard (1855–1925), American diplomatBarry Blanchard, Canadian mountaineer and presenterC. Lemoine Blanchard (1910–1986), served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1959 until 1963Cary Blanchard (born 1968), a former American football placekicker in the National Football LeagueCharles A. Blanchard (1848–1925), the second president of Wheaton College in Wheaton, IllinoisCharles A. Blanchard (lawyer), a United States lawyer who served as General Counsel of the ArmyCharles V. Blanchard (1866–1939), an American politician who served as a Massachusetts State Representative and a Massachusetts State SenatorClaude Blanchard (1932–2006), a Québécois pop singer and actorDick Blanchard, a former linebacker in the National Football League"Doc" Blanchard, American college football playerDrew Blanchard, Supply chain management professionalEdgar Blanchard (1924–1972) , American guitarist and bandleaderEdmond Blanchard, Canadian jurist and politicianEdmund Blanchard (1824–1886), a lawyer and prominent businessman in Centre County, PennsylvaniaÉdouard-Théophile Blanchard, nineteenth-century French painterEdward Litt Laman Blanchard (1820–1889), an English writer best known for his contributions to the Drury Lane pantomimeElizabeth Blanchard (educator) (1834–1891), an American educator who was the seventh president of Mount Holyoke CollegeElizabeth Blanchard (New Hampshire politician), Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives 2002–2010Elmer Blanchard (1927–1970), a lawyer and political figure on Prince Edward IslandÉmile Blanchard (1819–1900), a French zoologistErin Blanchard, an American gymnastEsprit Antoine Blanchard (1696–1770), a French baroque composer, a contemporary of Jean-Philippe RameauÉtienne Blanchard (1843–1918), a Canadian politicianEugénie Blanchard, the World's oldest person, prior to her death November 4, 2010Françoise Blanchard (1954–2013), a French actressFrancis Blanchard AC (1916–2009), the second longest-serving Director-General of the International Labour OrganizationFrank N. Blanchard (1888–1937), an American herpetologist, and professor of zoology at the University of MichiganGabriel Blanchard, known as Blanchard Le Neveu, the only son of Jacques Blanchard, born in Paris in 1630George S. Blanchard (1920–2006), a United States Army four-star general who served as Commander in ChiefGeorge Washington Blanchard (1884–1964), a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1935Georges Maurice Jean Blanchard (1877–1954), French general in World War IIGerald Blanchard, Canadian jewel thief and criminal mastermindHarry Blanchard (1929–1960), Formula One driver from Buenos Aires, ArgentinaHiram Blanchard, Nova Scotia politicianJérôme Blanchard (born 1981), a French pair skaterJ. Merrill Blanchard, American college football and men's basketball head coachJack Blanchard, one-half of singing duo, with Misty MorganJacques Blanchard (1600–1638), a French baroque painterJames Blanchard, United States politician from MichiganJames Blanchard (Canadian politician) (born 1876), farmer and political figure in OntarioJames Blanchard (scientist), an Associate Professor of Community Health Science at the University of ManitobaJames W. Blanchard (died 1987), an American submarine commander during the Pacific WarJay Blanchard (born 1946), served one term as a state senator in Arizona, representing District 30 for the DemocratsJean-Baptiste Blanchard (1731–1797), a French Jesuit and educator, one of the contemporary opponents of RosseauJean-Pierre Blanchard, French inventorJeremiah Blanchard (1859–1939), a farmer and political figure in Prince Edward IslandJocelyn Blanchard, French footballerJohn Blanchard, a Canadian television director and producerJohn Blanchard (politician) (1787–1849), a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from PennsylvaniaJohnny Blanchard (1933–2009), American baseball playerJonathan Blanchard (abolitionist) (1811–1892), a pastor, educator, social reformer, abolitionist and the first president of Wheaton CollegeJonathan Blanchard (statesman), American politicianJoseph Blanchard, New Hampshire soldier and politicianJotham Blanchard (1800–1839), a lawyer, newspaper editor and political figure in Nova ScotiaJules Blanchard (1832–1916), a French sculptorJustin Blanchard, American actorKen Blanchard Management guruLeo Blanchard (born 1955), a former professional Canadian football offensive linemanLeonardo Blanchard (born 1988), Italian footballerLory Blanchard (1924–2013), New Zealand rugby league footballer and coachLouis Raynaud, dit Blanchard (1789–1868), farmer and political figure in Lower CanadaLouis Raynaud, dit Blanchard (1789–1868), farmer and political figure in Lower CanadaLowell Blanchard (1910–1968), American radio presenter and performerMaría Blanchard (1881–1932), Spanish painterMarc Blanchard, a professor of Comparative Literature and Critical Theory at the University of California, DavisMari Blanchard (1927–1970), an American actressMaxime Blanchard (born 1986), a French footballer playing as a defenderNewton C. Blanchard, United States Senator and Governor of LouisianaNicolas Blanchard (born 1987), a Canadian professional ice hockey playerOkie Blanchard, head football coach in 1941 at the University of WyomingOlivier Blanchard, economistPaul Harwood Blanchard, glider pilot and authorPharamond Blanchard, an historical and landscape painterPorter Blanchard, silversmithRachel Blanchard, Canadian actressRaoul Blanchard (1877–1965), French geographerRaphaël Blanchard (1857–1919), French zoologistRay Blanchard, Canadian sexologistRed Blanchard (1914–1980), an American comedian and country musicianRed Blanchard (radio personality) (born 1920), an American radio show personality in California marketsRichard E. Blanchard Sr., writer of the gospel song Fill My Cup LordRon Blanchard, an Australian film and television actorRowan Blanchard (born 2001), American actressSamuel Laman Blanchard, British author and journalistSmoke Blanchard (1915–1989), an American mountaineer, climber, trekking leader, guide, world traveler, writer, Buddhist, and a truck driverSophie Blanchard, French aeronautStanislas Blanchard (1871–1949), Canadian politician and gentlemanSteve Blanchard (December 4, 1958), stage actor best known for his musical theatre rolesSusan Blanchard (actress), American actress known for her role on All My ChildrenSusan Blanchard (socialite), known for her marriages to Henry Fonda, Michael Wager, and Richard WidmarkTammy Blanchard (born 1976), an American actressTerence Blanchard, jazz trumpeterThéotime Blanchard (1844–1911), a teacher, farmer, merchant and politician in the Province of New Brunswick, CanadaThomas Blanchard, American inventorTim Blanchard (born 1987), an Australian championship-winning motor racing driverTom Blanchard (born 1948), a former American football punterTully Blanchard, professional wrestlerValentine Blanchard (1831 – 1901, Victorian photographerVaughn Blanchard (1889–1969), an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer OlympicsWilliam Blanchard (comedian) (1769–1835), an English comedianWilliam H. Blanchard (1916–1966), a United States Air Force officerWilliam Isaac Blanchard (died 1790), a stenographerWikipedia articles about people with the given name Blanchard:
Alva Blanchard Adams (1875–1941), Democratic politician who represented Colorado in the United States SenateAzariel Blanchard Miller (1878–1941), an American farmer, rancher, and developerBlanchard Montgomery (born 1961), a retired American football linebackerBlanchard Ryan (born 1967), an American actressCarla Blanchard Dartez, a Democratic former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 51Clark Blanchard Millikan (1903–1966), a distinguished professor of aeronautics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech)Fleming Blanchard McCurdy, PC (1875–1952), a Canadian politicianForrester Blanchard Washington, the first of four children born to John Washington and Lucy Wily Washington in 1887Graves Blanchard Erskine (1897–1973), United States Marine Corps officer in World War IIKempster Blanchard Miller (1870–1933), an American engineer, author, and businessmanLafayette Blanchard Gleason (1863–1937), the Secretary of the Republican State Committee from 1906 to 1937Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856–1913), the first American woman known to have worked as a professional architectMaurice Blanchard Cohill Jr. (born 1929), United States federal judgeSerge Blanchard Oba, a Congolese politicianThomas Blanchard Stowell (1846–1927), a distinguished American educatorVictor Blanchard Scheffer (1906–2011), a prominent American mammalogist and the author of eleven books relating to naturalismWilliam Blanchard Jerrold (1826–1884), an English journalist and author