Blom (surname)

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
 * Holger Blom (1905–1965), Danish fashion designer
 * 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 (1925–1989), 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