Blum History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany
Israel

The name Blum is a proud symbol of ancient Jewish culture. Before the late Middle Ages, people were known only by a single name. However, as the population increased and travelers set out on their journeys, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves. Jewish hereditary surnames were adopted from a variety of different sources. Numerous Jewish surnames are ornamental surnames, which are names that have an ornamental value and are not necessarily related to the localities, occupations, nicknames or given names of the first person that used the name. However, ornamental names were often derived from elements that described locations or features of geography, animals and birds, occupations or personal names. The Ashkenazic Jewish name Blum is an ornamental name derived from the Yiddish word blum and the German word blume, which mean flower.

Blum Ranking

In the United States, the name Blum is the 2,145^th most popular surname with an estimated 14,922 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Blum is ranked the 2,042^nd most popular surname with an estimated 3,071 people with that name. 2

Blum migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Blum Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Frantz Blum, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1730
Eva Elisabetha Blum, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1736 3
Valentin Blum, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1736 3
Johann Georg Blum went to Philadelphia in 1749
Anthony Blum, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1751 3
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Blum Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Philip Heinrich Blum, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1803 3
Geo Fred Blum, aged 33, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1807 3
Charles Blum, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1807 3
Frederick Blum, who arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1820 3
Johann Jakob Blum, who landed in America in 1832 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Blum (post 1700) +

Walter Blum (1934-2024), American jockey with 4,382 career wins, inducted into the United States Racing Hall of Fame in 1986
Robert Blum (1928-2022), American Olympic fencer at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics, inducted into the USA Fencing Hall of Fame in 2010
Richard Charles Blum (1935-2022), American investor and husband of United States Senator Dianne Feinstein, chairman and president of Blum Capital, an equity investment management firm, a regent of the University of California from 2002 until his death
Victoria Leigh Blum (1955-2021), known by the stage name Tanya Roberts, an American actress and producer, best known for her roles in Charlie's Angels, Stacey Sutton in the James Bond film A View to a Kill
Michael Blum (b. 1993), American jazz guitarist, vocalist and composer
Tim Blum, American co-founder of Blum & Poe, contemporary art galleries in Los Angeles, New York, and Tokyo
Jason Ferus Blum (b. 1969), American Primetime Emmy Award winning film producer, founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions
Rodney Leland "Rod" Blum (b. 1955), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa (2015-)
Richard Blum (b. 1954), birth name of Richard "Handsome Dick" Manitoba, an American punk rock singer and radio personality
Deborah Blum (b. 1954), American reporter who won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting
... (Another 12 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Blum family +

Bismarck

Herbert Blum (1921-1998), German Matrose serving aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he survived the sinking 4
Heinz Blum (1918-1941), German Maschinengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 4

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details