The Blumenthal surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,673 people carried this name — #8,914 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 80,000 people counted. That is down 4% from 3,834 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Blumenthal surname

Borrowed from German Blumenthal (“flower valley”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Blumenthal» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

708 people named Blumenthal live in Switzerland.

They live in 20 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Graubünden.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Graubünden 274
Zurich 96
Valais 84
Bern 49
Aargau 34
Vaud 26
Basel-Landschaft 19
Solothurn 18

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.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 63 people named Blumenthal 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

City of Buenos Aires 39
Buenos Aires Province 24

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 41 people named Blumenthal.

8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 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

Born outside France 8
Paris 17
Hauts-de-Seine 3
Ain 3
Pas-de-Calais 2
Gard 2
Haut-Rhin 2
Nord 1
Rhône 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

110 people named Blumenthal are counted in Sweden and Finland.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 87
Finland (2026) 23

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Blumenthal in American newspapers,
1903–1921.

Newspaper page from The Camden Chronicle carrying the name Blumenthal
The Camden Chronicle 1903-06-26
Newspaper page from The American Jewish World carrying the name Blumenthal
The American Jewish World 1921-09-23
Newspaper page from Mrs. Grundy carrying the name Blumenthal
Mrs. Grundy 1921-11-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 26,818 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Blumenthal in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

1,972 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Blumenthal. The most, 538, date from the 1940s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 4.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,147
ACT (Canberra) 248
Victoria 226
Queensland 189
South Australia 72
Western Australia 47
Tasmania 30

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Blumenthal.

Who carried it

People named Blumenthal,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Georg von Blumenthal
    Georg von Blumenthal 1490–1550 · politician
  • Carl Sigismund von Blumenthal d. 1757 · military personnel
  • Leonie Suvarov Gore d. 1927
  • Jacques Blumenthal d. 1927
  • Wilhelm von Blumenthal d. 1605
  • Matthias von Blumenthal 1491–1554 · Landeshauptmann

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Blumenthal,
in the records of 10 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,609 records

2,609 records of the Blumenthal name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1,195
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 665
  • Other U.S. records 749
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harold Blumenthal

    Born 1912 in California. Enlisted 1942 at San Francisco; bookkeeper from San Francisco County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1978, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Juda Wolf Blumenthal

    Arrived at New York in 1907 aboard the America from Southampton, aged 46; joiner. From Köln A./Rh, Germany; bound for New York. Born in Borschoff, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Henry W. Blumenthal

    U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War. Born 1931, died 1996; buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 2,609 records for Blumenthal in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Germany479 records

479 records of the Blumenthal name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 471
  • German emigration and citizenship files 8
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hellmut Blumenthal

    Born 1898; from Berlin. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 30 November 1918 (Foot Guards Regiment No. 2).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Johann Christian Andreas Blumenthal

    Emigrated to Poland in 1818.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Christoph Blumenthal

    Emigrated to New Orleans in 1871.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)

Showing 3 of 479 records for Blumenthal in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Netherlands159 records

159 records of the Blumenthal name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 82
  • Dutch population registers 77
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joseph Blumenthal

    Married in 1904 in Rotterdam. Died 1916 in Schiedam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Schiedam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Ferdinand Blumenthal

    Born 1834 in Winschoten. Married in 1869 in Winschoten; "leerlooijer".

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Therese Blumenthal

    Died 1936 in Oldenzaal, aged 74.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 159 records for Blumenthal in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia61 records

61 records of the Blumenthal name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 41
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 12
  • Other Australian records 8
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Julius Blumenthal

    Arrived in Victoria in 1887 aboard the Salier, aged 32; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Erich Blumenthal

    Accountant of Melb, Victoria; died 1946.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Amy Irene Blumenthal

    Buried in 1962 at Woden Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 61 records for Blumenthal in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France23 records

23 records of the Blumenthal name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jacqueline Eugenie Blumenthal

    Born 1920 in Paris; died 1991 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Bernard Blumenthal

    Born 1937 in Paris; died 1988 in Passy (Haute-Savoie).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Ginette Jacqueline Blumenthal

    Born 1913 in Paris; died 1994 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 23 records for Blumenthal in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Blumenthal name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Charlotte Blumenthal

    Died 1941 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Louis Blumenthal

    Married 1905 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 2 of 3 records for Blumenthal in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Blumenthal name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Blumenthal

    Manchester Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Belgium1 record

1 record of the Blumenthal name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Marcelle Blumenthal

    Born 1893 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Norway1 record

1 record of the Blumenthal name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Ottilia Antonie Blumenthal

    Census of 1910: Josefinesgate, Kristiania; born 1891 in Kristiania.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Finland1 record

1 record of the Blumenthal name in Finland Finland's war dead, 1939–1945
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Hemming Rafael Blumenthal

    Born 1924 in Sippola. Died in 1944 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Helsinki.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

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