Blom is a surname of Scandinavian, German 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.
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 Sweden (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 Australia (1:33,484) and 1.2% of Canada (1:54,355).
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,092) in the following counties: 1. Gävleborg County (1:499) 2. Uppsala County (1:584) 3. Jämtland County (1:626) 4. Västmanland County (1:750) 5. Jönköping County (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 (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 (1:752) 2. Utrecht (1:833) 3. South Holland (1:846) 4. Flevoland (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: 1. Northern Cape (1:1,037) 2. Eastern Cape (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 (born 1980), Dutch volleyball player
Anna Blom (born 1976), Swedish curler
Anton Blom (1924–2012), Norwegian journalist and author
August Blom (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 (1782–1861), Norwegian ship owner and composer
(1822–1900), Finnish general
Donald Blom (1949–2023), American suspected serial killer
Edward Blom (born 1970), Swedish archivist
Ellen Blom (born 1979), Norwegian ski mountaineer
Eric Blom (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 (1893–1970), Norwegian businessperson
Gertrude Blom (1901–1993), Swiss journalist, anthropologist, photographer
Gijs Blom (born 1997), Dutch actor
Gustav Peter Blom (1785–1869), Norwegian politician
Gustava Kielland née Blom (1800–1889), Norwegian missionary pioneer
(born 1943), Dutch historian, director of the NIOD
Hans Jensen Blom (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
(1906–1996), Swedish architect
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 (born 1994), Belgian footballer
Jyrki Blom (born 1962), Finnish javelin thrower
Kaj Blom (born 1925), Danish chess master
Kees Blom (born 1946), Dutch ecologist
Kevin Blom (born 1974), Dutch football referee
Kimmo Blom (born 1970), Finnish vocalist and stage artist
Kirsti Blom (born 1953), Norwegian author
Knut Blom (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 (born 1971), Swedish film director, dramatist and screenwriter Merel Blom (born 1986), Dutch equestrian Morné Blom (born 1989), Namibian rugby player Otto Blom (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 (1934–1999), Dutch architect Stefan Blom (born 1963) South African contemporary artist, sculptor. Reinier Blom (1867–1943), Dutch gymnast Rens Blom (born 1977), Dutch pole vaulter Rolf Blom (fl. 1980s), Swedish cryptographer who developed the Blom's scheme protocol Thomas Blom Hansen (born 1958), Danish anthropologist Tobbe Blom (born 1975), Swedish magician and television host Tommy Blom (1947–2014), Swedish singer and radio host Tore Blom (1880–1961), Swedish athlete Viktor Blom (born 1990), Swedish poker player Wilma M. Blom, marine scientist