Bloom Surname

12,287th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Bloom Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brome,' a parish in the the Diocese of Norwich; or 'of the broom '—a manifest corruption of Broom, which see - from residence near the plant so called; compare Furse. The Norfolk Blooms are all Brooms.

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Bloom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States37,2221:9,7381,177
England2,9761:18,7222,687
Canada1,4781:24,9293,364
Australia1,1931:22,6283,122
South Africa6131:88,38110,850
Sweden2821:34,9182,829
Germany2471:325,93332,466
Netherlands2221:76,06812,873
Colombia2111:226,4175,188
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Israel951:90,08010,606
Belgium891:129,17618,730
France861:772,35794,336
Wales741:41,8184,057
Thailand721:981,088150,124
Portugal471:221,6658,706
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
India371:20,731,497300,213
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Iran261:2,953,17490,148
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
China181:75,962,3094,162
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Norway171:302,48730,120
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Panama101:391,2268,067
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Albania51:582,81119,572
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Malta41:107,5681,849
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Anguilla21:6,718471
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Dominica11:75,891912
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland311:142,8997,868
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9931:24,5473,398
Wales271:58,0892,880
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9461:10,1531,318

Bloom (416) may also be a first name.

Bloom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brome,' a parish in the the Diocese of Norwich; or 'of the broom '—a manifest corruption of Broom, which see - from residence near the plant so called; compare Furse. The Norfolk Blooms are all Brooms. For further instances, v. Broom.

Henry de Brom, vicar of Great Elling. ham, Norfolk, 1313: History of Norfolk.

Sir Roger de Brome, of Brome Manor, Norfolk, 1304: ibid.

1575. Francis Everall and Mary Blome: Marriage Lic. (London).

1583-4. Thomas Bloom and Agnes Stempe: Marriage Lic. (London).

1805. Married — William Bloom and Ann Young: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

See Blum.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Swedish) Flower.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from the name of a female ancestor) or (from a house sign) See Blum.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

From the Swedish, Blom; from the Danish, andfrom the Flemish, Blom, Blum; from the Dutch, Bloem, Blom, Blum; from the German, Bluhm, Blum, Blume; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

Blum. 'Flower.' Ornamental. German origins. From 'blum' (noun, German, 'flower'). Common amongst Ashkenazi Jews.

- archeroftheeyes

Bloom Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bloom Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bloom (Arabic: بلوم) is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bloom? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,287th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 159,388 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Bloom reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bloom is also the 421,501st most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 416 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 37,222 people, or 1 in 9,738. In The United States Bloom is most common in: California, where 12 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 118 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Bloom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bloom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bloom last name increased 753 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 274 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 270 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 52 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bloom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bloom surname is principally Jewish (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bloom surname are 5.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.52% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bloom earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25% less than the national average, earning 259,574 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 69.62% more than the national average, earning R 403,092 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.83% less than the national average, earning $19,562,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.36% more than the national average, earning $48,481 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.09% more than the national average, earning $61,652 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bloome91513/
Bloohm9135/
Bloomm911/
Blom8950,999/
Bloomqu831/
Bloem8010,104/
Blohm809,080/
Blome805,784/
Bloum80161/
Bloon8078/
Åblom8018/
Blomn8015/
Blomm8012/
Blomå805/
Blhom803/
Bllom802/
Blosm802/
Blomk801/
Bhlom801/
Vloom800/
Blyom800/
Blomt800/
Bluom800/
Bloomová771/
Blomme735,915/
Blohme73176/
Bloume73171/
Bellom73153/
Åhblom7322/
Bloohn7321/
Bloehm7312/
Billom7312/
Bloong736/
Bloone735/
Bloont734/
Bloumd731/
Blohmm731/
Blosme731/
Bloonn730/
Bloond730/
Blum6782,947/
Blon672,578/
Blam672,449/
Belloum671,292/
Blüm67920/
Bellome67239/
Blonova6730/
Blossem671/
Bellhom671/
Bellomm671/
Wlom671/
Belliom670/
Billoon670/

Bloom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bloom in the Arabic language
بلومblwm-

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