Show ContentsBlumsom History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The name Blumsom has a long Anglo-Saxon heritage. The name comes from when a family lived in Bluntisham, a parish near St. Ives, in the county of Huntingdonshire.

Early Origins of the Blumsom family

The surname Blumsom was first found in Huntingdonshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Blumsom family

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Blumsom Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Blumsom have been found, including Blunsum, Blunsume, Bluntisham, Bluntesham, Bluntsham, Blumsome and many more.

Early Notables of the Blumsom family

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Migration of the Blumsom family

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Blumsom, or a variant listed above: a number of settlers who arrived by the 19th century.


Contemporary Notables of the name Blumsom (post 1700) +

  • Peter Blumsom (b. 1942), birth name of Pete Dello, an English singer-songwriter active in the 1960s and 1970s, known for his work with the Honeybus


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