Bland (surname)

Bland is a surname thought to derive from Old English (ge)bland 'storm', 'commotion'.

Notable persons with the surname include:

• Alexander Bland (1866–1947), Welsh international rugby player
• Bill or Billy Bland, see William Bland (disambiguation)
• Bobby Bland (1930–2013), American singer
• Carl Bland (born 1961), American footballer
• Sir Christopher Bland (1938–2017), British politician
• Colin Bland (1938–2018), Rhodesian cricketer
• DaRon Bland (born 1999), American football player
• Dave Bland (1929–2013), Australian rules footballer
• Edward Bland (composer) (1926–2013), American composer and musical director
• Edward David Bland (1848–1927), American politician
• Eleanor Taylor Bland (1944–2010), African American writer of crime fiction
• Elizabeth Bland (fl. 1681–1712), Englishwoman celebrated for her knowledge of Hebrew
• Francis Bland (1882–1967), Australian politician
• Giles Bland ((–1677), English immigrant to Virginia
• Gordon Bland (born 1941), English cricketer
• Hamilton Bland, BBC swimming commentator
• Harriet Bland (1915–1991), American athlete
• Harry Bland (1898–after 1934), English professional footballer
• Hubert Bland (1855–1914), British socialist and Fabian Society cofounder
• Hugh M. Bland (1898–1967), Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
• Humphrey Bland (1686–1763), British Army general
• James A. Bland (1854–1911), African American musician and songwriter
• Joanne Bland (1953–2026), American civil rights activist
• John Bland (disambiguation), several people
• Joseph Edward Bland (1866–1945), American politician
• Joyce Bland (1906–1963), British film actress
• Leonard Thomas Bland (1851–1906), Canadian politician
• Malcolm Bland, New Zealand footballer
• Maria Bland (1769–1838), British singer
• Martin Bland (born 1947), British statistician
• Michael Bland (born 1969), American drummer
• Nate Bland (born 1974), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Sir Nevile Bland (1886–1972), British diplomat
• Oscar E. Bland (1877–1951), U.S. Representative from Indiana
• S. Otis Bland (1872–1950), U.S. Representative from Virginia
• Peregrine Bland (c.1596–1647), early Virginia settler and politician
• Peter Bland (born 1934), British-New Zealand poet and actor
• Rachael Bland (1978–2018), Welsh journalist and radio presenter
• Richard Bland (disambiguation), several people
• Rivett Henry Bland (1811–1894), early settler and a government administrator in colonial Australia
• Robert G. Bland, American mathematician and operations researcher
• Roger Bland (born 1955), British curator and numismatist
• Salem Bland (1859–1950), Canadian Methodist theologian
• Sammy Bland (1929–2018), American broadcaster and entertainer
• Sandra Bland (19872015), American woman found dead in a Texas jail cell
• Theodorick Bland (disambiguation), several people
• Tony Bland (1970–1993), an injured British man who was the subject of a notable court case
• Violet Bland (1863–1940), English suffragette
• William Bland (disambiguation), several people
• Seven Bland baronets, all with the surname Bland

References

See also

• Judge Bland (disambiguation)
• Justice Bland (disambiguation)
• Senator Bland (disambiguation)