The Blumenfeld surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,594 people carried this name — #17,625 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 185,200 people counted. That is up 6% from 1,500 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Blumenfeld surname
Borrowed from German Blumenfeld, a Jewish Ashkenazi ornamental surname.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Blumenfeld» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 135 people named Blumenfeld.
23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 97 people named Blumenfeld live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
25 people named Blumenfeld live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Blumenfeld,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ronetti Roman 1847–1908 · poet -
Berish Blumenfeld 1779–1853 · translator
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Julie von Blumenfeld 1808–
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Ignaz Blumenfeld 1812–1890 · editor
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Moses Blumenfeld 1821–1902 · teacher
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Bernhard Blumenfeld 1846–1919 · manager
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Blumenfeld.
When the index is not enough
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