<P> Bland is a surname thought to derive from Old English (ge) bland' storm',' commotion' . It is thought to have originated in an area in Yorkshire (where there is a place called Bland Hill) </P> <P> It predates the adjective' bland' meaning "characterless or uninteresting" which arrived in this country around 1660 </P>

Where does the last name bland come from
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