# Bloom (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bloom/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 24,081 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,483 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,821 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.8% (23,879 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /bluːm/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

English and Jewish surname converged from several origins: * Middle English blom (“ingot”), from Old English blōma (“lump of iron”) * Swedish Blom * Dutch Bloem, see bloem (“flower”) * Spelling variant of Blum

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bloom in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bloom in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Bloom

- Harold Bloom, American literary critic, scholar, and writer (1930–2019)
- Claire Bloom, British actress (born 1931)
- Benjamin Bloom, American psychologist (1913–1999)
- Rachel Bloom, American actress, singer, and producer
- Allan Bloom, American philosopher, classicist, and academician (1930–1992)
- Matt Bloom, American football player and professional wrestler
- Verna Bloom, American actress (1938–2019)
- Brian Bloom, American actor (born 1970)
- Eric Bloom, American singer, songwriter and musician
- Molly Bloom, American entrepreneur and author
- Jeremy Bloom, American skier and football player
- John Bloom, American actor (1944-1999)

and 10 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Blum, Blom, Blohm, Bellamy, Bolin, Bolen, Bowlin, Blaine, Boylan, Blume, Blain, Blaney.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.