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 Dutch it is a variant of bloem meaning flour or flower.

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:

• 1. Gävleborg County (1:499)
• 2. Uppsala County (1:584)
• 3. Jämtland County (1:626)
• 4. Västmanland County (1:750)
• 5. Jönköping County (1:791)
• 6. Värmland County (1:841)
• 7. Södermanland County (1:892)
• 8. Dalarna County (1:903)
• 9. Västra Götaland County (1:904)
• 10. Norrbotten County (1:936)
• 11. Örebro County (1:1,019)

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

• 1. North Holland (1:752)
• 2. Utrecht (1:833)
• 3. South Holland (1:846)
• 4. Flevoland (1:906)
• 5. Gelderland (1:941)

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

• 1. Northern Cape (1:1,037)
• 2. Eastern Cape (1:1,433)
• 3. Western Cape (1:1,928)
• 4. Free State (1:2,365)
• 5. North West (1:2,424)

Notable people named Blom

• Alice Blom (born 1980), Dutch volleyball player
• Anna Blom (born 1976), Swedish curler
• Anton Blom (1924–2012), Norwegian journalist and author
• August Blom (1869–1947), Danish film director
• Birger Blom-Kalstø (1940–2011), Norwegian politician
• Carl Magnus Blom (1737–1815), Swedish physician and apostle of Linnaeus
• Carl Peter Blom (1762–1818), Swedish sailor
• Christian Blom (1782–1861), Norwegian ship owner and composer
• Christian Theodor Oker-Blom (1822–1900), Finnish general
• Donald Blom (1949–2023), American suspected serial killer
• Edward Blom (born 1970), Swedish archivist
• Ellen Blom (born 1979), Norwegian ski mountaineer
• Eric Blom (1888–1959), Swiss-born British music lexicographer of Danish origin
• Frans Blom (1893–1963), Danish explorer and archeologist
• Fredrik Blom (1781–1853), Swedish architect
• Fredrik C. Blom (1893–1970), Norwegian businessperson
• Gertrude Blom (1901–1993), Swiss journalist, anthropologist, photographer
• Gijs Blom (born 1997), Dutch actor
• Gustav Peter Blom (1785–1869), Norwegian politician
• Gustava Kielland née Blom (1800–1889), Norwegian missionary pioneer
• Hans Blom (born 1943), Dutch historian, director of the NIOD
• Hans Jensen Blom (1812–1875), Norwegian politician
• Hans Willem Blom (born 1947), Dutch Professor of Social and Political Philosophy
• Herman Blom (1885–1963), Dutch actor, screenwriter and playwright
• Holger Blom (1905–1965), Danish fashion designer
• Ida Blom (1931–2016), Norwegian historian
• Ingrid Blom Sheldon (born 1945), U.S. mayor
• Jandré Blom (born 1984), South African rugby union player
• Jasper Blom (born 1965), Dutch jazz saxophonist
• Jassina Blom (born 1994), Belgian footballer
• Jyrki Blom (born 1962), Finnish javelin thrower
• Kaj Blom (1925–1989), Danish chess master
• Kees Blom (born 1946), Dutch ecologist
• Kevin Blom (born 1974), Dutch football referee
• Kimmo Blom (born 1970), Finnish vocalist and stage artist
• Kirsti Blom (born 1953), Norwegian author
• Knut Blom (1916–1996), Norwegian judge
• Laura Betterly-Blom (fl. 1990s–2000s), U.S. "Spam Queen"
• Louis Blom-Cooper (1926–2018), British lawyer and writer
• Maria Blom (born 1971), Swedish film director, dramatist and screenwriter
• Merel Blom (born 1986), Dutch equestrian
• Morné Blom (born 1989), Namibian rugby player
• Otto Blom (1887–1972), Dutch tennis player
• Per Blom (1946–2013), Norwegian film director
• Per Blom (born 1949), Norwegian sprint canoeist
• Philipp Blom (born 1970), German novelist and historian
• Piet Blom (1934–1999), Dutch architect
• Stefan Blom (born 1963) South African contemporary artist, sculptor.
• Reinier Blom (1867–1943), Dutch gymnast
• Rens Blom (born 1977), Dutch pole vaulter
• Rolf Blom (fl. 1980s), Swedish cryptographer who developed the Blom's scheme protocol
• Thomas Blom Hansen (born 1958), Danish anthropologist
• Tobbe Blom (born 1975), Swedish magician and television host
• Tommy Blom (1947–2014), Swedish singer and radio host
• Tore Blom (1880–1961), Swedish athlete
• Viktor Blom (born 1990), Swedish poker player
• Wilma M. Blom, marine scientist

See also

• Bloem, short for Bloemfontein
• Blohm
• Blome (disambiguation)
• Bloom (disambiguation)
• Blum (disambiguation)