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Etymology of Blumm

What does the name Blumm mean?

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

Blumm 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.


Blumm migration to the United States +



Blumm Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Bertha Blumm, aged 13, who arrived in New York in 1854 1


  1. 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)


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