Rothshild/Rotschild? Blanchard? Schoonbeek? Oostveen?
What does Rothschild/Rotschild mean? It is a German/Jewish name.

What was Blanchard mean? It is a Fench name.

What does Schoonbeek mean? It is a Dutch name.

What does Oostveen mean? It is also a Dutch name.
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Blanchard is the 62nd French surname.
It comes probably from an old first name: "blank",brilliant and "hard"
hard.
There is also another possibility: the surname comes from a colour of
skin "white" but it is a diminutif with a negative meaning

see the French Site: www.ancetre.com

Regards
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