Blumberg is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

of German origin. The word is composed of "blum(e)" (which means "flower") and "berg" (which means "mount, mountain"), and refers to hilly places covered with flowers. German, Dutch, Scandinavian and anglicized variant spellings are '' Blumenberg'', ''

Blomberg Blomberg may refer to: People * Blomberg (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name). * Freiherr von Blomberg family Places * Blomberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, a town in the district of Lippe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * ...

'', ''Bloemberg'' and '' Bloomberg''. Many with the name are of

Ashkenazi Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

descent; its Sephardi equivalent is '' Montefiore''.

List of people surnamed Blumberg

* Albert Blumberg (born 1906), philosophy professor who went on to be active within the American Communist party * Alex Blumberg, producer for the radio and television show ''This American Life'' *

Axel Blumberg Axel may refer to: People * Axel (name), all persons with the name Places * Axel, Netherlands, a town ** Capture of Axel, a battle at Axel in 1586 Arts, entertainment, media * ''Axel'', a 1988 short film by Nigel Wingrove * ''Axel'', a Cirque d ...

(1981–2004), Argentine student who was kidnapped and killed * Baruch Samuel Blumberg (1925–2011), American scientist who identified the Hepatitis B virus * Carol Joyce Blumberg, American statistician * George Blumberg (1903–1960), American politician from New York * Jacob Moritz Blumberg (1873–1955), German surgeon and gynaecologist * Juan Carlos Blumberg, Argentine textile entrepreneur, father of Axel * Judy Blumberg (born 1960), American ice dancer *

Mark Blumberg Mark S. Blumberg is an American professor, neuroscientist, researcher, and author who specializes in the fields of developmental psychobiology and behavioral neuroscience. He is currently an F. Wendell Miller Professor and department chair in ...

(born 1961), American psychologist *

Rachel Blumberg Rachel Chaiya Blumberg (born February 10, 1969) is an American musician, artist, and filmmaker, best known for her tenure as the drummer for the indie rock band The Decemberists. Early life Blumberg was born in Portland, Oregon in 1969. She is ...

, American musician * Skip Blumberg, American video artist and TV producer *

Stephen Blumberg Stephen Carrie Blumberg (born 1948 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is best known as a bibliomane who lived in Ottumwa, Iowa. After being arrested for stealing more than 23,600 books worth in 1990 (equivalent to about $M in ), he became known as the Bo ...

(born 1948), American convicted schizophrenic bibliomaniac *

William Blumberg William Blumberg (born January 26, 1998) is an American professional tennis player. A former college player at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Blumberg has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 74 achieved on September 1 ...

(born 1998), American tennis player

List of people surnamed Blumberg

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