Boom (surname)

Boom is a Dutch surname meaning "tree". It and the form De Boom can be of metaphoric origin, indicating a robust person ("like a tree"). Alternatively it may be a shortened version of names like Van der Boom or Ten Boom, meaning from/at the tree, boom barrier or warp beam. "Boom" is also regularly chosen as a surname in stage names. People with the name include:


 * Bert Boom (born 1938), Dutch track cyclist
 * Boudewijn Karel Boom (1903–1980), Dutch botanist
 * Claria Horn Boom (born 1969), American (Kentucky) judge
 * Cornelis Boom (died 1579), Dutch landowner and shipbuilder
 * Irma Boom (born 1960), Dutch graphic designer
 * Karel Boom (1858-1939), Belgian painter
 * Lars Boom (born 1985), Dutch racing cyclist
 * Max de Boom (born 1996), Dutch football winger
 * (1936–2011), Dutch-born Italian actor
 * (born 1947), German Roman Catholic bishop
 * As a stage name
 * Barry Boom (born 1960s), British reggae singer Paul Robinson
 * Benny Boom (born 1971), American music video and film director Benny Douglas
 * Dionté Boom (born 1991), American rapper-producer Ervin Dionté Harris
 * Nando Boom (born 1960s), Panamanian singer Fernando Brown
 * Paddy Boom (born 1968), American drummer Patrick Seacor
 * Taka Boom (born 1954), American R&B singer Yvonne Stevens
 * Van Boom / Van den Boom / Van der Boom
 * Herman van den Boom (born 1950), Belgian photographer
 * Claire van der Boom (born 1983), Australian actress
 * Jeroen van der Boom (born 1972), Dutch singer
 * (1807–1872), Dutch-born Swedish pianist and composer
 * J Boom (born 1991), Canadian hip hop blues musician and producer