Blumer Surname
Approximately 6,234 people bear this surname
Blumer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the bloomer,' a worker at a bloomery, or bloom-smithy. The surname is found in Ulverston church register alongside Ashburner (which see), while remains of ancient bloomeries are found in the woods throughout the district: '1571, March 1.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,762 | 1:131,231 | 13,823 |
| Switzerland | 1,391 | 1:5,904 | 917 |
| Brazil | 929 | 1:230,435 | 8,911 |
| Germany | 386 | 1:208,563 | 23,697 |
| Australia | 249 | 1:108,416 | 12,099 |
| Canada | 149 | 1:247,286 | 23,510 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| Austria | 70 | 1:121,649 | 16,953 |
| Japan | 48 | 1:2,663,423 | 31,597 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 1:490,251 | 25,911 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 66 | 1:369,324 | 22,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 395 | 1:127,136 | 12,256 |
The alternate forms: Blümer (641) are calculated separately.
Blumer (52) may also be a first name.
Blumer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the bloomer,' a worker at a bloomery, or bloom-smithy. The surname is found in Ulverston church register alongside Ashburner (which see), while remains of ancient bloomeries are found in the woods throughout the district: '1571, March 1. Buried — Edmund Blomer, Ulverston.' Reference is repeatedly made to these blomeries in the records of Furness Abbey (West's Ant. of Furness, 1774).
Johannes Blomere, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Blomer, smyth, 1379: ibid.
Johannes de Kirkeby, blomer, 1379: ibid.
William le Blomere. Calendarium Genealogicum.
Henry Blewmer, Yorkshire, 1513:: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).
William Blumer, Yorkshire, 1515: ibid.
1587. George Blomer, Gloucestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.
A 'bloom' is a mass of iron that has gone a second time through the fire-Anglo-Saxon bloma; and a ' bloomary' was a refining house; hence probably a Bloomer was a person employed in the manufacture of iron.
Blumer Demographics
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Blumer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blumer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Blumer (Russian: Блумер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Blümer. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Blumer? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 78,347th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,169,000 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Blumer are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 52 people.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,762 people, or 1 in 131,231. In The United States it is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 8 percent live, Missouri, where 8 percent live and Minnesota, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 15 percent live.
Blumer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Blumer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Blumer surname rose 699 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Blumer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Blumer are 19.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.73% registered with the party.
The amount Blumer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 9.47% less than the national average, earning R 215,124 per year; in United States they earn 8.79% more than the national average, earning $46,941 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.02% more than the national average, earning $70,064 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Blumer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Blumer in the Russian language | ||
| Блумер | blumer | - |
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