Blom (surname)

Blom is a surname of Scandinavian, German and Dutch origin. Blom is a Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Afrikaans term for bloom or flower. In German and among Ashkenazic Jews it is a variant of Blum meaning flower or bouquet. In Dutch it is a variant of bloem meaning flour or flower.[1]

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 30.3% of all known bearers of the surname Blom were residents of South Africa (frequency 1:3,229), 29.6% of the Netherlands (1:1,035), 16.4% of Sweden (1:1,092), 7.7% of the United States (1:84,662), 3.0% of Denmark (1:3,404), 2.2% of Finland (1:4,588), 2.1% of Norway (1:4,433), 1.7% of Germany (1:88,260), 1.3% of Australia (1:33,484) and 1.2% of Canada (1:54,355).

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,092) in the following counties:

In the Netherlands, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,035) in the following provinces:

In South Africa, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,229) in the following provinces:[2]

Notable people named Blom

See also

References
  1. name lab
  2. Blom surname distribution
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