# Blumenthal (surname)

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

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,673 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,914 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 84,058 people |
| Change since 2000 | -4.2% (3,834 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbluːməntɑːl/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Blumenthal (“flower valley”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Blumenthal 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Blumenthal in the United States.

## People named Blumenthal

- Max Blumenthal, American journalist, author, blogger, and filmmaker (born 1977)
- Herman A. Blumenthal, American art director and production designer (1916-1986)
- Sidney Blumenthal, American political writer (born 1948)
- Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, American guitarist
- Peggy Fears, American actress (1903-1994)

## Similar surnames

Blumenfeld, Belmonte, Belmont, Billman, Bollman, Bellman, Belmontes, Belman, Bulman, Bohlman.

## 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.