Blum History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The German surname Blum emerged in the lands that formed the modern state of Lower Saxony, which is presently bordered by the North Sea, the Hartz mountains and the Elbe and Ems Rivers. Lower Saxony was previously a medieval Saxon dukedom. In the Middle Ages, many of the Saxon lands were a part of the Holy Roman Empire, which was characterized by the feudal system.
Early Origins of the Blum family
The surname Blum was first found in Lower Saxony, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the Hanover region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation. From the 14th century the name was associated with a Patrician family that possessed estates in the Calenberg and Minden region.
Early History of the Blum family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blum research. Another 69 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1662 and 1848 are included under the topic Early Blum History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Blum Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Blum, Blumm, Blume, Blumen, Bluem and others.
Early Notables of the Blum family
Notables of the time included
- Blum, Heinrich Wilhelm von Blum, who was a religious official ("Klosterrath") for Brunswick...
- Robert Blum, a prominent revolutionary in Vienna, was shot during the revolutions of 1848...
Blum Ranking
In the United States, the name Blum is the 2,145th most popular surname with an estimated 14,922 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Blum is ranked the 2,042nd 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
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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