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Etymology of Bloomer

What does the name Bloomer mean?

The name Bloomer 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 Bloomer is an ornamental name derived from the Yiddish word blum and the German word blume, which mean flower.

Bloomer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Blum, Blume, Blumer, Blumm, Bluhm, Blumen, Bluhmer, Blumenberg, Bloomberg, Blumberg, Bloombaum, Blumenfeld, Blumengarten, Bumenheirm, Blumenkrantz, Blumenkrohn, Blumenreich, Blumenstein, Blumenstock, Blumenthal, Blumkin and many more.

Bloomer Ranking

the United States, the name Bloomer is the 6,410th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


Bloomer migration to the United States +



Bloomer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Mercy Bloomer, who arrived in New York in 1703 2
  • Anne Bloomer, who landed in Virginia in 1717 2
  • Joshua Bloomer, who landed in New York in 1769 2
  • Francis Bloomer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1776 2
Bloomer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Edw Bloomer, who arrived in New York, NY in 1812 2
  • Edward Bloomer, who landed in New York, NY in 1812 2

Bloomer migration to Canada +

Bloomer Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • J Bloomer, who arrived in Victoria, British Columbia in 1862

Bloomer migration to Australia +

Bloomer Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Patrick Bloomer, aged 35, a miner, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Northern Light" 3
  • Peter Bloomer, aged 14, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Northern Light" 3
  • Edward Bloomer, aged 23, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Fitzjames"

Contemporary Notables of the name Bloomer (post 1700) +

  • Raymond Bloomer (1897-1982), American actor
  • Amelia Jenks Bloomer, American social reformer, who founded and edited the feminist newspaper "Lily"
  • Lois Bloomer, American Republican politician, Chair of Penobscot County Republican Party, 2003 4
  • John E. Bloomer, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 37th District, 1954 5
  • John Bloomer (1931-1995), American politician, Member of Vermont State Senate, 1985-95 5
  • Howard J. Bloomer, American Republican politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Bloomfield, 1908, 1910 5
  • Asa S. Bloomer (1891-1963), American Republican politician, Speaker of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1943; Member of Vermont State Senate from Rutland County, 1947 5
  • Anderson Bloomer, American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Bergen County, 1887-88 5
  • Jonathan Bloomer (b. 1954), British executive, CEO of Prudential Public Limited Company
  • ... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. South Australian Register Monday 9th April 1855. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Norther Light 1855. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/northernlight1855.shtml
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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