Blom Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Blom is best understood alongside Bloom: both are German spellings of one family name. At root, the name means “Flower”.

• Blom drops the “o” of Bloom, a shortening that clerks often made.
• About 3,103 people in the United States were recorded as Blom in 2010, placing it 10,382 on the national list.
• Blom sounds close to Blum, so it can help to search both.
• The same family of names includes Blome, Blohm and Bloome.

Blom coat of arms

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