How common is the surname Bloomberg?

1,209 people in the United States had the surname Bloomberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 255,373 Americans. It ranked 21,583rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bloomberg?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Bloomberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bloomberg?

Michael Bloomberg, American businessman and politician; 108th Mayor of New York City, followed by Georgina Bloomberg.

Where is the surname Bloomberg most common?

Wikidata records people named Bloomberg in the United States.

How do you pronounce Bloomberg?

Bloomberg is /ˈbluːm.bɚɡ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Bloomberg getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,229 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,209 in 2010, down 1.6%.

The surname Bloomberg

A surname, carried by 1,209 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbluːm.bɚɡ/ 2 syllables Soundex B451

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bloomberg is more common than 86.7% of them.

Origin

Anglicized variant of German Blumenberg.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,209 people named Bloomberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 255,373 Americans. That is down 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,229.

#21,583

rank among US surnames

1,209

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-1.6%

change since 2000 (was #20,167)

Who is named Bloomberg

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Bloomberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Two or more races 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bloombergs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Bloomberg
American businessman and politician; 108th Mayor of New York City
Georgina Bloomberg
American equestrian, daughter of Michael Bloomberg, born 1983

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bloomberg

Bloomberg has the Soundex code B451, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B451.

Questions

Where does the surname Bloomberg come from?: Anglicized variant of German Blumenberg.
How common is the surname Bloomberg?: 1,209 people in the United States had the surname Bloomberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 255,373 Americans. It ranked 21,583rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bloomberg?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Bloomberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bloomberg?: Michael Bloomberg, American businessman and politician; 108th Mayor of New York City, followed by Georgina Bloomberg.
Where is the surname Bloomberg most common?: Wikidata records people named Bloomberg in the United States.
How do you pronounce Bloomberg?: Bloomberg is /ˈbluːm.bɚɡ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Bloomberg getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,229 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,209 in 2010, down 1.6%.