How common is the surname Blume?

5,826 people in the United States had the surname Blume in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,994 Americans. It ranked 5,914th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Blume?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Blume identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Blume?

Judy Blume, American children's writer (born 1938), followed by Peter Blume.

Where is the surname Blume most common?

Wikidata records people named Blume in the United States.

Is the surname Blume getting more or less common?

More common. 5,746 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,826 in 2010, up 1.4%.

The surname Blume

A German surname, carried by 5,826 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Blume is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

German origin

* As a German surname, from German Blume. * As a Swedish surname, variant of Blom.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,826 people named Blume in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,994 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,746.

#5,914

rank among US surnames

5,826

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+1.4%

change since 2000 (was #5,552)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,905	Seale	5,846	52,813
#5,906	Stackhouse	5,844	52,831
#5,907	Frizzell	5,840	52,867
#5,908	Mincey	5,839	52,876
#5,909	Marchant	5,834	52,922
#5,910	Philip	5,832	52,940
#5,911	Turnage	5,831	52,949

Who is named Blume

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

94% of people named Blume identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Blumes

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Judy Blume
American children's writer (born 1938)
Peter Blume
American artist (1906-1992)
Michael August Blume
American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, born 1946
Ray Blume
American basketball player (born 1958)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Blume

Blume has the Soundex code B450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B450.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Blume come from?: * As a German surname, from German Blume. * As a Swedish surname, variant of Blom.
How common is the surname Blume?: 5,826 people in the United States had the surname Blume in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,994 Americans. It ranked 5,914th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Blume?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Blume identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Blume?: Judy Blume, American children's writer (born 1938), followed by Peter Blume.
Where is the surname Blume most common?: Wikidata records people named Blume in the United States.
Is the surname Blume getting more or less common?: More common. 5,746 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,826 in 2010, up 1.4%.