Blom (surname)

As of 2014, 30.3% of all known bearers of the surname Blom were residents of South Africa (frequency 1:3,229), 29.6% of the Netherlands (1:1,035), 16.4% of Sweden (1:1,092), 7.7% of the United States (1:84,662), 3.0% of Denmark (1:3,404), 2.2% of Finland (1:4,588), 2.1% of Norway (1:4,433), 1.7% of Germany (1:88,260), 1.3% of Australia (1:33,484) and 1.2% of Canada (1:54,355). In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,092) in the following counties: • 1. Gävleborg County (1:499) • 2. Uppsala County (1:584) • 3. Jämtland County (1:626) • 4. Västmanland County (1:750) • 5. Jönköping County (1:791) • 6. Värmland County (1:841) • 7. Södermanland County (1:892) • 8. Dalarna County (1:903) • 9. Västra Götaland County (1:904) • 10. Norrbotten County (1:936) • 11. Örebro County (1:1,019) In the Netherlands, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,035) in the following provinces: • 1. North Holland (1:752) • 2. Utrecht (1:833) • 3. South Holland (1:846) • 4. Flevoland (1:906) • 5. Gelderland (1:941) In South Africa, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,229) in the following provinces: • 1. Northern Cape (1:1,037) • 2. Eastern Cape (1:1,433) • 3. Western Cape (1:1,928) • 4. Free State (1:2,365) • 5. North West (1:2,424) ==Notable people named Blom==

• Alice Blom (born 1980), Dutch volleyball player • Anna Blom (born 1976), Swedish curler • Anton Blom (1924–2012), Norwegian journalist and author • August Blom (1869–1947), Danish film director • Birger Blom-Kalstø (1940–2011), Norwegian politician • (1737–1815), Swedish physician and apostle of Linnaeus • Carl Peter Blom (1762–1818), Swedish sailor • Christian Blom (1782–1861), Norwegian ship owner and composer • (1822–1900), Finnish general • David Blom (born 1998), American politician • Donald Blom (1949–2023), American suspected serial killer • Edward Blom (born 1970), Swedish archivist • Ellen Blom (born 1979), Norwegian ski mountaineer • Eric Blom (1888–1959), Swiss-born British music lexicographer of Danish origin • Frans Blom (1893–1963), Danish explorer and archeologist • Fredrik Blom (1781–1853), Swedish architect • Fredrik C. Blom (1893–1970), Norwegian businessperson • Gertrude Blom (1901–1993), Swiss journalist, anthropologist, photographer • Gijs Blom (born 1997), Dutch actor • Gustav Peter Blom (1785–1869), Norwegian politician • Gustava Kielland née Blom (1800–1889), Norwegian missionary pioneer • (born 1943), Dutch historian, director of the NIOD • Hans Jensen Blom (1812–1875), Norwegian politician • Hans Willem Blom (born 1947), Dutch Professor of Social and Political Philosophy • Herman Blom (1885–1963), Dutch actor, screenwriter and playwright • Holger Blom (1905–1965), Danish fashion designer • Ida Blom (1931–2016), Norwegian historian • Ingrid Blom Sheldon (born 1945), U.S. mayor • Jandré Blom (born 1984), South African rugby union player • (born 1965), Dutch jazz saxophonist • Jassina Blom (born 1994), Belgian footballer • Jyrki Blom (born 1962), Finnish javelin thrower • Kaj Blom (1925–1989), Danish chess master • Kees Blom (born 1946), Dutch ecologist • Kevin Blom (born 1974), Dutch football referee • Kimmo Blom (born 1970), Finnish vocalist and stage artist • Kirsti Blom (born 1953), Norwegian author • Knut Blom (1916–1996), Norwegian judge • Laura Betterly-Blom (fl. 1990s–2000s), U.S. "Spam Queen" • Louis Blom-Cooper (1926–2018), British lawyer and writer • Maria Blom (born 1971), Swedish film director, dramatist and screenwriter • Merel Blom (born 1986), Dutch equestrian • Morné Blom (born 1989), Namibian rugby player • Otto Blom (1887–1972), Dutch tennis player • Per Blom (1946–2013), Norwegian film director • Per Blom (born 1949), Norwegian sprint canoeist • Philipp Blom (born 1970), German novelist and historian • Piet Blom (1934–1999), Dutch architect • Reinier Blom (1867–1943), Dutch gymnast • Rens Blom (born 1977), Dutch pole vaulter • Rolf Blom (fl. 1980s), Swedish cryptographer who developed the Blom's scheme protocol • Thomas Blom Hansen (born 1958), Danish anthropologist • Tobbe Blom (born 1975), Swedish magician and television host • Tommy Blom (1947–2014), Swedish singer and radio host • Tore Blom (1880–1961), Swedish athlete • Viktor Blom (born 1990), Swedish poker player • Wilma M. Blom, marine scientist ==See also==