The Blom surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 3,106 people carried this name — #9,603 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 87,000 people counted.
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In Belgium’s population register
At least 101 people named Blom live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
73 people named Blom live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 54 people named Blom.
25 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
21 people named Blom have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 54 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Blom in American newspapers,
1872–1934.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 34,559 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Blom,
with a public archive behind them.
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Hans Christophersen Blom 1744–1814 · shopkeeper -
Emanuel Blom 1747–1826 · official -
Fredrik Blom 1781–1853 · architect -
Christine Johanne Blom 1782–1868 -
Christian Blom 1782–1861 · composer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 221 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Blom.
- Blier 421 · U.S. census
- Blind 715 · U.S. census
- Bloch 4,478 · U.S. census
- Blocher 1,500 · U.S. census
- Block 21,686 · U.S. census
- Blois 275 · U.S. census
- Blomme 273 · U.S. census
- Blon 143 · U.S. census
- Blond 255 · U.S. census
- Blonde 246 · U.S. census
- Blondeau 253 · U.S. census
- Blondet 169 · U.S. census
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