Blumenthal Surname

37,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Blumenthal Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Flower-Valley [see under Blumenfeld, and + Ger. t(h)al, O.H.Ger. tal, a dale, valley]

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Blumenthal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,6561:54,4566,499
Germany4,1521:19,3902,564
Israel8481:10,0921,546
Switzerland7811:10,5161,729
South Africa4351:124,54614,679
Australia2031:132,98414,423
Canada1981:186,08918,399
Brazil1461:1,466,26349,230
Argentina931:459,60734,406
England911:612,28636,401
Sweden841:117,2238,378
France621:1,071,334116,831
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Liechtenstein321:1,199135
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Finland171:323,33523,349
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Norway171:302,48730,120
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4651:107,99710,802

The alternate forms: Blumenthál (3) are calculated separately.

Blumenthal (21) may also be a first name.

Blumenthal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Flower-Valley [see under Blumenfeld, and + Ger. t(h)al, O.H.Ger. tal, a dale, valley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Ger). One who came from Blumenthal (flower valley), the name of seven towns in Germany.

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

User-submitted Reference

Blumenthal. 'Flower valley.' Probably ornamental. From 'blum' (noun, German, 'flower') and 'thal' (noun, German, 'valley'). Common amongst Ashkenazi Jews.

- archeroftheeyes

Blumenthal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blumenthal is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Blumenthál. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blumenthal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Blumenthal is the 37,341st most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 516,884 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Blumenthal are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Blumenthal is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 21 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 6,656 people, or 1 in 54,456. In The United States Blumenthal is most common in: New York, where 18 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent are found and Israel, where 6 percent are found.

Blumenthal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blumenthal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Blumenthal surname rose 1,431 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 136 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blumenthal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Blumenthal last name are 40.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.66% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Blumenthal earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 19.34% more than the national average, earning 413,019 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 59.68% more than the national average, earning R 379,452 per year; in United States they earn 28.27% more than the national average, earning $55,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.52% more than the national average, earning $75,279 CAD per year.

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