Blom is a surname of Scandinavian,

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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.name lab
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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

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(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

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(1:33,484) and 1.2% of Canada (1:54,355). In

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

Gävleborg County Gävleborg County ( sv, Gävleborgs län) is a county or '' län'' on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna, Jämtland and Västernorrland. The capital is Gävle. Provinces Gävleborg Cou ...

(1:499) * 2. Uppsala County (1:584) * 3. Jämtland County (1:626) * 4. Västmanland County (1:750) * 5.

Jönköping County Jönköping County ( sv, Jönköpings län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The total county population was 356,291 inhabitants in Septe ...

(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 Norrbotten County ( sv, Norrbottens län; se, Norrbottena leatna, fi, Norrbottenin lääni) is the northernmost county or '' län'' of Sweden. It is also the largest county by land area, almost a quarter of Sweden's total area. It shares border ...

(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 North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...

(1:752) * 2. Utrecht (1:833) * 3.

South Holland South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...

(1:846) * 4.

Flevoland Flevoland () is the twelfth and youngest province of the Netherlands, established in 1986, when the southern and eastern Flevopolders, together with the Noordoostpolder, were merged into one provincial entity. It is in the centre of the countr ...

(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:Blom surname distribution
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Northern Cape The Northern Cape is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley. It includes the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, part of the Kgalagadi T ...

(1:1,037) * 2.

Eastern Cape The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha. The second largest province in the country (at 168,966 km2) after Northern Cape, it was formed in ...

(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 Alice Blom (born April 7, 1980, in Oudeschild) is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who plays as a spiker for Azerbaijani Igtisadchi Baku. She was a member of the Dutch National Women's Team that won the gold medal at the FIVB World G ...

(born 1980), Dutch volleyball player * Anna Blom (born 1976), Swedish curler * Anton Blom (1924–2012), Norwegian journalist and author *

August Blom August Blom (26 December 1869 – 10 January 1947) was a Danish film director, producer, and pioneer of silent films during the "golden age" of Danish filmmaking from 1910 to 1914. Career Blom began his acting career in 1893 in Kolding, and was ...

(1869–1947), Danish film director * Birger Blom-Kalstø (1940–2011), Norwegian politician * (1737–1815), Swedish physician and apostle of Linnaeus * Carl Peter Blom (1762–1818), Swedish sailor *

Christian Blom Christian Blom (20 October 1782 – 22 April 1861) was a Norwegian ship owner and composer. Blom was born at Tønsberg in Vestfold, Norway. He was the son of Jan Blom (1748–1832) and Anne Cathrine Heegaard (1757–1837). His father was a magistr ...

(1782–1861), Norwegian ship owner and composer * (1822–1900), Finnish general * Donald Blom (1949–2023), American suspected serial killer *

Edward Blom Edward Blom (born 22 October 1970 in Ekerö, Sweden) is a Swedish archivist, trade historian, writer and a television personality. Biography Blom was born in Ekerö (Sweden) and is the brother of Anna Dunér. He studied humanities at the unive ...

(born 1970), Swedish archivist *

Ellen Blom Ellen E. Blom (born 30 November 1979) is a Norwegian ski mountaineer. Blom was born in Bodø. She lives in Oslo, and works at the Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs.

(born 1979), Norwegian ski mountaineer *

Eric Blom Eric Walter Blom (20 August 188811 April 1959) was a Swiss-born British-naturalised music lexicographer, music critic and writer. He is best known as the editor of the 5th edition of ''Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' (1954). Biogr ...

(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 Fredrik Christopher Blom (14 July 1893 – 5 September 1970) was a Norwegian businessperson. Personal life He was born in Kristiania Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a coun ...

(1893–1970), Norwegian businessperson *

Gertrude Blom Gertrude "Trudi" Duby Blom (born Gertrude Elisabeth Lörtscher; July 7, 1901 – December 23, 1993) was a Swiss journalist, social anthropologist, and documentary photographer who spent five decades chronicling the Mayan cultures of ...

(1901–1993), Swiss journalist, anthropologist, photographer *

Gijs Blom Gijsbrecht Thijmen Matthias "Gijs" Blom (born 2 January 1997) is a Dutch actor. He starred in the films ''Jongens'' (2014) and ''The Forgotten Battle'' (2020). He received a Daytime Emmy nomination for his performance in the Netflix fantasy serie ...

(born 1997), Dutch actor *

Gustav Peter Blom Gustav Peter Blom (4 July 1785 – 28 October 1869) was a Norwegian civil servant, politician and historian. He was a member of the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvoll during 1814. Blom was born at Hurum in Buskerud, Norway. Blo ...

(1785–1869), Norwegian politician * Gustava Kielland née Blom (1800–1889), Norwegian missionary pioneer * (born 1943), Dutch historian, director of the NIOD *

Hans Jensen Blom Hans Jensen Blom (19 May 1812 – 13 April 1875) was a Norwegian politician and clergyman. Hans Jensen Blom was from Skien in Telemark county, Norway.

(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 * (born 1965), Dutch jazz saxophonist *

Jassina Blom Jassina Blom (born 3 September 1994) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga F club UDG Tenerife and the Belgium national team. Club career In August 2021, her transfer to Spanish club UDG Tenerife from Dutch clu ...

(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 Kimmo Sakari Blom (31 January 1970 – August 2022) was a Finnish singer and stage artist, known for his work in several rock and metal bands such as Urban Tale, Boys of the Band, and Heartplay. From 2004, he performed in the Finnish Christmas ...

(born 1970), Finnish vocalist and stage artist * Kirsti Blom (born 1953), Norwegian author *

Knut Blom Knut Blom (14 February 1916 – 6 February 1996) was a Norwegian judge. He served as a Supreme Court Justice from 1968 to 1986. He was born in Kristiania as a son of barrister Hans Jensen Blom (1875–1952) and Anna Martens Wingaard (1877–1947) ...

(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 ''Maria'' Margareta Blom, (born 28 February 1971) is a Swedish film director, dramatist and screenwriter. She is perhaps best known for the film ''Masjävlar'' from 2004. Blom has written and directed more than ten theater plays among them "Rabar ...

(born 1971), Swedish film director, dramatist and screenwriter *

Merel Blom Merel Blom (born 19 August 1986) is a Dutch Olympic eventing rider. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where she finished 19th in the individual and 6th in the team competition. Blom also participated at the 2014 World Eq ...

(born 1986), Dutch equestrian * Morné Blom (born 1989), Namibian rugby player *

Otto Blom Otto Blom (19 March 1887 – 22 July 1972) was a Dutch tennis player. He competed for the Netherlands in the tennis event at the 1912 Summer Olympics where he took part in the men's singles competition. He lost in the first round to the Swede C ...

(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 Piet Blom (; February 8, 1934, Amsterdam – June 8, 1999, Denmark) was a Dutch architect best known for his 'Kubuswoningen' (cube houses) built in Helmond in the mid-1970s and in Rotterdam in the early 1980s. He studied at the Amsterdam Academy ...

(1934–1999), Dutch architect * Stefan Blom (born 1963) South African contemporary artist, sculptor. *

Reinier Blom Reinier Jan Cornelis Blom (31 March 1867 in Amsterdam – 12 August 1943 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 190 ...

(1867–1943), Dutch gymnast * Rens Blom (born 1977), Dutch pole vaulter * Rolf Blom (fl. 1980s), Swedish cryptographer who developed the

Blom's scheme Blom's scheme is a symmetric threshold key exchange protocol in cryptography. The scheme was proposed by the Swedish cryptographer Rolf Blom in a series of articles in the early 1980s. A trusted party gives each participant a secret key and a publ ...

protocol *

Thomas Blom Hansen Thomas Blom Hansen (born 22 January 1958 in Frederiksvaerk) is a Danish anthropologist and leading contemporary commentator on religious and political violence in India. Background Hansen has a BA in Sociology and an MA in political theory from ...

(born 1958), Danish anthropologist * Tobbe Blom (born 1975), Swedish magician and television host *

Tommy Blom Tommy Albert Blom (3 March 1947 – 25 May 2014) was a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician. He was a member of the band Tages in the 1960s. In the mid 1990s, he started hosting Vinyl 107. In 2008, he lost that job because "he was too old", but ...

(1947–2014), Swedish singer and radio host *

Tore Blom Teodor "Tore" Blom (April 23, 1880 in Lilla Edet – September 24, 1961 in Bromma, Stockholm) was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Blom competed in the long jump and the high jump T ...

(1880–1961), Swedish athlete *

Viktor Blom Viktor Blom (born 26 September 1990) is a Swedish high-stakes online poker player, best known by the online poker name Isildur1. His rise to fame drew considerable attention around the poker world in late 2009, when he took part in all ten of th ...

(born 1990), Swedish poker player *

Wilma M. Blom Wilma M. Blom is a marine scientist. Since 2011 she has been Curator, Marine Invertebrates at Auckland War Memorial Museum. Biography Blom's work focuses on identifying marine fauna, such as Mollusca, molluscs. She also works in science commun ...

, marine scientist

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Geographical distribution

Notable people named Blom

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